Ip-San Environments Supported By Hdlm - Hitachi XP P9500 User Manual

Components
iSCSI software
NIC
IP-SAN
CHA
P
LU
Dev
Physical path
Path

IP-SAN environments supported by HDLM

HDLM supports system configurations that use an IP-SAN in the following
environments:
• OS
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• iSCSI software
HDLM supports the following iSCSI initiators supplied with the OS.
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• NICs
For details on the applicable NICs, see HDLM Release Notes.
• Storage system
The storage system applicable for an IP-SAN is a Hitachi AMS2000 series
storage system.
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Table 2-2 HDLM System Components When Using an IP-SAN
The driver software that contains the iSCSI initiator function.
A network interface card that serves as a cable port on a host. The
NIC is referred to as the HBA in HDLM commands. Sometimes, it is
also just simply called an HBA in this manual.
A data transfer network that connects hosts and storage systems by
using the iSCSI standard.
A channel adapter.
A port on a CHA. This serves as a cable port on a storage system.
A logical unit (a logical volume defined on the storage system). This
serves as the target of input or output operations from the host.
An area (partition) of a divided LU.
A route that connects a host and an LU.
A route that connects a host and a Dev.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Advanced Platform
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Advanced Platform
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
Advanced Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.7 Advanced Platform, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:
iscsi-initiator-utils
For SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11:
open-iscsi
HDLM Functions
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