HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Continuous Access EVA; Multipath Direct Connect Iscsi-Fibre Channel Attachment Mode Configuration; Multipath Fabric Iscsi-Fibre Channel Attachment Mode Configuration

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Figure 140 Multipath direct connect iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment mode configuration
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Figure 141 illustrates the high-availability multipath fabric iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment mode
configuration.
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mpx100/100b 1* mpx100/100b 2
*mpx100b supported on EVA4400 only
Figure 141 Multipath fabric iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment mode configuration
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Continuous Access EVA
An EVA LUN that has been presented to an iSCSI initiator is supported with current EVA storage
software applications such as HP StorageWorks Continuous Access, Business Copy, SSSU, and
Replication Solutions Manager. See the EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option User Guide at http://
www.hp.com/go/eva.
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