HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array

Contents
1 MPX200 Multifunction Router overview ............................................... 19
MPX200 features ...................................................................................................................... 19
MPX200 configuration options ................................................................................................... 21
Planning the MPX200 installation ................................................................................................ 24
Total number of initiators ..................................................................................................... 24
Number of paths required per initiator .................................................................................. 25
Use of iSNS ...................................................................................................................... 25
Use of iSCSI ports .............................................................................................................. 25
Balancing the load ............................................................................................................. 25
10-GbE initiators ................................................................................................................ 25
CHAP security .......................................................................................................................... 25
2 Installing the MPX200 ...................................................................... 27
Rack mounting the MPX200 ...................................................................................................... 27
3 Managing the MPX200 using HP Command View EVA ......................... 33
Setting up the MPX200 management port .................................................................................... 33
Fibre Channel zoning ................................................................................................................ 33
Open zoning ..................................................................................................................... 33
Fibre Channel switch-based zoning ....................................................................................... 34
HP Command View EVA discovery .............................................................................................. 35
Setting up the iSCSI IP ports ....................................................................................................... 37
Setting the date and time on the MPX200 .................................................................................... 38
Code load ........................................................................................................................ 39
Shutting down and restarting the MPX200 ............................................................................ 40
Saving or restoring the MPX200 configuration ....................................................................... 40
Locating the MPX200 ......................................................................................................... 41
Removing an iSCSI controller ............................................................................................... 42
4 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines ................................ 45
iSCSI rules and supported maximums ......................................................................................... 45
EVA storage system rules and guidelines ...................................................................................... 46
HP Command View EVA management rules and guidelines ............................................................ 46
EVA storage system software ...................................................................................................... 47
Features supported for iSCSI hosts ........................................................................................ 47
Features not supported for iSCSI hosts ................................................................................... 47
Fibre Channel switch and fabric support ...................................................................................... 48
Operating system and multipath software support ......................................................................... 48
iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines .............................................................................................. 48
Apple Mac OS X iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines .............................................................. 49
Microsoft Windows iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ........................................................... 49
Linux iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ............................................................................... 49
Sun Solaris iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ...................................................................... 50
VMware iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines ........................................................................... 50
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