iSCSI Initiator operating system considerations:
• Host mode setting – Oracle Solaris
• Does not support TOE NICs or iSCSI HBA
• Does not support LUN 0
VMware iSCSI Initiator rules and guidelines
The VMware iSCSI Initiator supports the following:
• Native iSCSI software initiator in VMware ESX 4.0/3.5
• Guest OS SCSI Controller, LSI Logic and/or BUS Logic (BUS Logic with SUSE Linux only)
• ESX server's native multipath solution, based on NIC teaming on the server
• Guest OS boot from an iSCSI or an iSCSI/FCoE presented target device
• Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) data stores and raw device mapping for guest OS virtual
machines
• Multi-initiator access to the same LUN via VMFS
• VMware ESX server 4.0/3.5 native multipath solution based on NIC teaming
iSCSI Initiator operating system considerations:
• Host mode setting VMware
• Does not support hardware iSCSI initiator (iSCSI HBA)
Supported IP network adapters
For the latest information on network adapter support, see the product release notes or the Single
Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign
up for an HP Passport to enable access.
Table 15 (page 82) lists the IP network adapters supported by the iSCSI and iSCSI/FCoE controller.
Table 15 Operating system and multipath software support
Network interconnectOperating system
All standard GbE NICs/ASICs supported by AppleApple Mac OS X
All standard 1 GbE or 10 GbE NICs/ASICs and TOE NICs supported by HP
for Windows 2008 and 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008,
2003, Hyper-V
QLogic iSCSI HBAs
All standard 1 GbE or 10 GbE NICs/ASICs supported by HP for LinuxRed Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
QLogic iSCSI HBAs
All standard GbE NICs/ASICs supported by OracleSolaris
All standard 1GbE or 10 GbE NICs/ASICs supported by HP for VMwareVMware
QLogic iSCSI HBAs
IP network requirements
HP recommends the following:
• Network protocol: TCP/IP IPv6, IPv4, Ethernet 1000 Mb/s or 10 GbE
• IP data: LAN/VLAN support with less than 10 ms latency; maximum of 2 VLANs per port, 1
VLAN per protocol
• IP management—LAN/WAN support
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