Table Of Contents - HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

Contents
1 MPX200 Multifunction Router overview ............................................... 21
MPX200 features ...................................................................................................................... 21
MPX200 configuration options ................................................................................................... 23
Planning the MPX200 installation ................................................................................................ 27
Total number of initiators ..................................................................................................... 28
Number of paths required per initiator .................................................................................. 28
Use of iSNS ...................................................................................................................... 28
Use of iSCSI ports .............................................................................................................. 28
Balancing the load ............................................................................................................. 28
10-GbE initiators ................................................................................................................ 29
CHAP security .......................................................................................................................... 29
2 Installing the MPX200 ...................................................................... 31
Rack mounting the MPX200 ...................................................................................................... 31
3 Managing the MPX200 using HP Command View EVA ......................... 37
Setting up the MPX200 management port .................................................................................... 37
Fibre Channel zoning ................................................................................................................ 37
Open zoning ..................................................................................................................... 37
Fibre Channel switch-based zoning ....................................................................................... 38
HP Command View EVA discovery .............................................................................................. 39
Setting up the iSCSI IP ports ....................................................................................................... 41
Setting the date and time on the MPX200 .................................................................................... 42
Code load ........................................................................................................................ 43
Shutting down and restarting the MPX200 ............................................................................ 44
Saving or restoring the MPX200 configuration ....................................................................... 44
Locating the MPX200 ......................................................................................................... 45
Removing an iSCSI controller ............................................................................................... 46
4 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines ................................ 49
iSCSI rules and supported maximums ......................................................................................... 49
EVA storage system rules and guidelines ...................................................................................... 50
HP Command View EVA management rules and guidelines ............................................................ 50
EVA storage system software ...................................................................................................... 51
Features supported for iSCSI hosts ........................................................................................ 51
Features not supported for iSCSI hosts ................................................................................... 51
Fibre Channel switch and fabric support ...................................................................................... 52
Operating system and multipath software support ......................................................................... 52
iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines .............................................................................................. 52
Apple Mac OS X iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines .............................................................. 53
Microsoft Windows iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ........................................................... 53
Linux iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ............................................................................... 53
Sun Solaris iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ...................................................................... 54
VMware iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ........................................................................... 54
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