Mpx200 Iscsi Configuration Rules And Guidelines; Iscsi Rules And Supported Maximums; P6000 Eva Storage System Rules And Guidelines - HP MPX200 User Manual

7 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines

This chapter describes the iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines for the MPX200.

iSCSI rules and supported maximums

The MPX200 chassis can be configured with one or two blades. Dual-blade configurations provide
for high availability with failover between blades, and are supported as redundant pairs only.
iSCSI-connected servers can be configured for access to one or both blades.
NOTE: In the event of a failover between blades, servers with single-blade connectivity to a failed
blade will no longer have connectivity to the MPX200.
Table 6 (page 52)
Table 6 Supported MPX200 iSCSI maximums
Description
3PAR StoreServ 10000/7000, 3PAR T-Class/F-Class, P6000
EVA and/or XP24000/20000 storage systems
MPX200
MPX200 iSCSI port connections
Total number of iSCSI initiators
Total number of iSCSI LUNs
iSCSI connections, 1-GbE
iSCSI connections, 10 GbE
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For mixed-blade chassis configurations that include one 1-GbE blade and one 10-GbE blade, the maximums supported
are the 1-GbE blade values.

P6000 EVA storage system rules and guidelines

The MPX200 is supported for iSCSI with the following P6000 EVA storage systems:
EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch
EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
EVA6400/8400
P63x0/P65x0
All MPX200 configurations must follow these P6000 EVA connectivity rules:
All MPX200 Fibre Channel connections are supported for fabric–connect or direct-connect
configurations.
Each P6000 EVA storage system can connect to a maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two
blades).
Each P6000 EVA controller host port can connect to a maximum of two MPX200 Fibre Channel
ports.
52 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines
lists the supported maximums.
Configuration parameter
Maximum per MPX200 solution
Hardware
4 total (any combination)
One chassis with up to 2 blades
See "MPX200 supported configuration maximums"
(page 21).
300 per chassis for 1-GbE (1 or 2 blades)
600 per chassis for 10-GbE (1 or 2 blades)
4,096 per chassis, 1,024 per P6000 EVA or XP
1,024 per blade, 2,048 per chassis
2,048 per blade, 4,096 per chassis
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