C-Series Ip Storage Services Modules (Ips-4, Ips-8), Multi-Protocol Services Module (14/2) And Mds 9216I Configuration Constraints; 9216I Constraints; Iscsi Host Constraints; Fibre Channel Switch And Fabric Constraints - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8),
Multi-protocol Services Module (14/2) and MDS 9216i
configuration constraints
C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services
Module (14/2) and MDS 9216i constraints
Table 1 C-Series iSCSI limits
iSCSI component
iSCSI host connections per port
Active LUNs per port
Number of Initiator/Targets (IT) Nexus per port
Number of active LUNs per IT Nexus
Number of IT Nexus/LUNs combinations per port
Examples of maximum configurations for IT Nexus:
• 200 iSCSI initiators each connected to one target (storage controller port)
• 100 iSCSI initiators each connected to two targets
• 50 iSCSI initiators each connected to two targets and 100 iSCSI initiators each connected to
one target

iSCSI host constraints

Table 2 iSCSI host limits for Windows 2003
iSCSI host component
Targets accessed per host
LUNs per target

Fibre Channel switch and fabric constraints

The C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services Module (14/2), and
MDS 9216i switch are supported on any currently supported HP Infrastructure C-Series switch fabric. For
the latest HP Infrastructure switch topologies and fabric rules, refer to the HP StorageWorks SAN design
reference guide, which can be downloaded from the following web site:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
Configuring SANs with C-Series switches and iSCSI in a
Windows environment
To configure the C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services Module
(14/2) and MDS 9216i switch in an HP Fibre Channel SAN:
1. Enable iSCSI on the C-Series switch
2. Present iSCSI hosts as virtual FC hosts
3. Install the Microsoft iSCSI initiator
14
Maximum
200
200
200
256
1200
Maximum
8
255