Eva Storage System Software; Features Supported For Iscsi Hosts; Features Not Supported For Iscsi Hosts - HP StorageWorks MPX200 User Manual

The HP Command View EVA management rules and guidelines follow:
• Requires HP Command View EVA 9.1.1 or later for array-based and server-based management.
• A maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades) can be discovered by an EVA storage system.
• HP Command View EVA manages the MPX200 out of band (IP) through the MPX200 management
IP port. The HP Command View EVA application server must be on the same IP network as the
MPX200 management IP port.
• The MPX200 iSCSI initiator and iSCSI LUN masking information resides in the MPX200, not in
the HP Command View EVA database.
• The default iSCSI initiator EVA host-mode setting is Microsoft Windows. The iSCSI initiator host-
mode setting for Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Oracle Solaris, VMware, and Windows 2008 is con-
figured with HP Command View EVA.
NOTE:
Communication between HP Command View EVA and the MPX200 is not secured by the
communication protocol. If unsecured communication is a concern, HP recommends using a confined
or secured IP network in the data center.

EVA storage system software

EVA storage system software supported for Fibre Channel hosts, such as HP StorageWorks Continuous
Access, Business Copy, Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU), and Replication Solutions Manager
(RSM), are supported with the MPX200 for EVA LUNs that have been presented to iSCSI initiators.
This section describes restrictions for iSCSI hosts using the MPX200.

Features supported for iSCSI hosts

The following Business Copy features are supported for iSCSI hosts:
• LUN snapshots presented to iSCSI hosts
• LUN snapclones (normal or 3-phase) presented to iSCSI hosts
• Instant restore from a snapclone to the original source
• Ability of iSCSI hosts to access and write to EVA snapshots and snapclones
• Use of HP Command View EVA, SSSU, or RSM to create snapshots manually or automatically on
a schedule
• CLI support to enter replication commands from iSCSI hosts

Features not supported for iSCSI hosts

LUNs that are presented to iSCSI hosts through the MPX200, and that require a host agent on the
iSCSI initiator, do not support advanced replication features because there are no iSCSI replication
host agents available. The following features are not supported for iSCSI hosts:
• Mounting and unmounting LUNs through a host agent, which must be performed manually
• Accessing the host view of storage (for example, viewing an F drive from a host)
• Deploying host agents to allow users to launch a script on the iSCSI host
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