Eva Storage System Rules And Guidelines; Supported Mpx200 Maximums; Supported Eva/Mpx200 Maximums - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 180 Supported MPX200 maximums
EVA 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 type chassis configurations that include one 1 GbE blade and one 10 GbE blade, the maximums values for
a 1 GbE blade prevail.

EVA storage system rules and guidelines

The MPX200 is supported with the following EVA storage systems:
EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch
EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
EVA6400/8400
All MPX200 configurations must follow these EVA connectivity rules:
All MPX200 FC connections are fabric only through an FC switch. Directly connecting MPX200
FC ports to EVA controller host ports is not supported.
Each EVA storage system can connect to a maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades).
Each EVA controller host port can connect to a maximum of two MPX200 FC ports.
A maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades) can be zoned with up to four EVA storage systems.
An EVA storage system can present LUNs to iSCSI initiators and FC hosts concurrently.
Table 181 describes the maximum number of servers, initiators, and LUNs supported for combined
iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity to an EVA.
Table 181 Supported EVA/MPX200 maximums
Maximum number of
servers
Maximum number of initi-
ators
Description
Hardware
Configuration parameter
EVA with Fibre
Channel only
256
1024
Maximum per MPX200 solution
4
1 chassis with up to 2 blades
See the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction
Router user guide at
eva.
300 per chassis for 1 GbE (1 or 2 blades)
600 per chassis for 10 GbE (1 or 2 blades)
1,024 per chassis
1,024 per blade, 2,048 per chassis
2,048 per blade, 4,096 per chassis
EVA with Fibre Channel
and 1GbE iSCSI
552 with 1 EVA
1320 with 4 EVAs
1308 with 1 EVA
4332 with 4 EVAs
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EVA with Fibre Channel
and 10GbE iSCSI
852 with 1 EVA
1608 with 4 EVAs
1608 with 1 EVA
4632 with 4 EVAs
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