C-Series Iscsi; Modules Overview; Mp Router Iscsi Configuration Rules - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 190 MP Router iSCSI configuration rules
Maximum number of iSCSI ports per MP Router
Maximum number of TCP sessions per MP Router
Number of TCP sessions per port
Maximum number of targets per host
The Windows iSCSI Initiator software currently supports a maximum of one target per host when that
target is accessed through the MP Router in iSCSI mode. This prevents the use of multipath software.

C-series iSCSI

The C-series IP Storage Services Modules, 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, 18/4 Multiservice
Module, MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric switch, and MDS 9222i Multiservice Fabric switch provide
iSCSI capabilities. These devices allow IP hosts to access Fibre Channel storage using iSCSI.
The IP Storage Services Modules, 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, 18/4 Multiservice Module,
9216i switch, and MDS 9222i Multiservice Fabric switch provide transparent iSCSI routing by default.
IP hosts using iSCSI can access targets on the Fibre Channel network.
This section describes the following topics:
Modules overview, page 384
Hardware
Software support, page 387
Configuration
For the latest C-series documentation, see http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.

Modules overview

The C-series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, 18/4
Multiservice Module, 9216i switch, and MDS 9222i Multiservice Fabric switch provide IP hosts access
to Fibre Channel storage systems. The IP host sends SCSI commands encapsulated in iSCSI PDUs to
a module port over a TCP/IP connection. These commands are routed from the IP network to the Fibre
Channel network and then forwarded to the target.
Figure 143 shows a sample configuration where an IP module bridges an IP network and a Fibre
Channel network.
384 iSCSI storage
Rule
support, page 385
rules, page 388
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