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HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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HP NC551m Dual-Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapters

HP NC553i 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter

HP NC553m 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module

Any Ethernet switch

Any target that supports the iSCSI protocol, for example, the HP LeftHand Networks 2120 with 10Gb
iSCSI (CX4 connection)

You might need to update the BIOS on the mezzanine card for iSCSI to work. For more information on the

BIOS as well as additional support hardware, see the QuickSpecs on the Installing tab of the HP BladeSystem

Technical Resources website (

http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation

).

The following table describes the fields within the iSCSI HBA Connections screen.

Item

Description

Use Boot Assistant

Launches the iSCSI Boot Assistant (on page

189

). For LHN, you can use the iSCSI Boot

Assistant to retrieve and populate most of the configuration and authentication data in
this screen.

iSCSI Boot

Configuration

Initiator Name

Name used for the iSCSI initiator on the booting system. This name is the IQN name for

the host that is created by the storage administrator. The initiator name length can be
a maximum of 223 characters.

Target Name

Name of the target from which to boot. This is the IQN name for the storage device that

is provided by the storage administrator during the LUN setup. The target name length
can be a maximum of 223 characters.

Boot LUN

The LUN of the target identifies the volume to be accessed. Valid values for standard

LUNs are 0-255 decimal. Valid values for extended LUNs are 13- to 16-character

hexadecimal values.