HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - EVA and EVA4400 Iscsi Connectivity Option; Operating System, Multipath Software, and Cluster Support

For the latest information on operating system and multipath software support, see the SPOCK website
at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
Table 182 lists operating system and multipath software support.
Table 182 Operating system, multipath software, and cluster support
EVA storage systemClustersMultipath softwareOperating system
EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch
EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
EVA6400/8400
NoneNoneApple Mac OS X
MSCS
1
MPIO with HP DSM
MPIO with Microsoft
DSM
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, 2003
nl
Hyper-V
NoneDevice MapperLinux Red Hat, SUSE
NoneSolaris MPxIOSun Solaris
NoneVMware MPxIOVMware
1
MSCS is only supported with Microsoft DSM
EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option
The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option allows iSCSI connectivity support for the EVA family of storage
systems. The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option uses Command View EVA management software and
the following hardware:
• mpx100 for all EVA models
• mpx100b for EVA4400 and EVA4400 (embedded switch)
The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option uses a standard GbE NIC for iSCSI connectivity to servers. You
can purchase this option either included with an EVA or as a field upgrade to your existing EVA.
NOTE:
The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100) is supported with EVA4000/4100/4400/4400
(embedded switch)/6000/6100/6400/8000/8100/8400 and EVA3000/5000 storage systems.
The EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100b) is supported with EVA4400 and EVA4400 with
the embedded switch storage systems.
For additional product information, including product documentation, see the HP StorageWorks EVA
iSCSI Connectivity Option link at http://www.hp.com/go/eva.
An EVA storage system can connect simultaneously to iSCSI and Fibre Channel attached hosts. iSCSI
support is provided through a dedicated EVA host port for direct connect (see Figure 134, Figure
135, and Figure 136) or shared with Fibre Channel through an existing fabric host port for fabric
attachment (see Figure 137).
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