HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - EVA Storage System Connectivity Attachment Modes; Fibre Channel Switches; Mpx100;100 B Data Transport; Storage Systems

mpx100/100b data transport
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options support both direct connect and Fibre Channel fabric connectivity
through the mpx100/100b to the EVA storage system.
Table 183 describes the connectivity attachment mode based on the EVA storage system model.
Table 183 EVA storage system connectivity attachment modes
iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment
mode
1
Storage software versionEVA storage system
mpx100b direct connect (Figure 134)For the latest information on storage
software version support, see the
product release notes or SPOCK at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
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EVA4400
mpx100b fabric through a Fibre
Channel switch (Figure 137)
mpx100b fabric through the
nl
embedded Fibre Channel switch
EVA4400 Embedded Switch
Module, 8 Gb Brocade
mpx100 direct connect (Figure 134)EVA4000/4100/6000/
6100/6400/8000/8100/
8400
mpx100 and Windows host direct
connect only (all controller host ports
direct connect) (Figure 136)
mpx100 fabric through a Fibre
nl
Channel switch (Figure 137)
mpx100 fabric through a Fibre
nl
Channel switch (Figure 137)
EVA3000/5000
1
A Fibre Channel switch is not required for mpx100 and Windows host direct connect only or Command View EVA iSCSI
deployment. See Figure 135, Figure 134, and Figure 136 for more information.
Fibre Channel switches
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Options are supported with most B-series, C-series, and
M-series switches. For Fibre Channel switch support, see:
• B-series switches and fabric rules, page 93
• C-series Fibre Channel and FCoE switches and fabric rules, page 135
• M-series switches and fabric rules, page 157
NOTE:
Not all switch models are supported with the EVA iSCSI connectivity options. Contact an HP storage
representative for the latest information about switch model support.
Storage systems
The mpx100 supports EVA4000/4100/4400/4400 (embedded
switch)/6000/6100/6400/8000/8100/8400 and EVA3000/5000 storage systems. The mpx100b
supports the EVA4400 storage system only.
iSCSI storage370