HP MPX200 Multifunction Router - Manual (Page 55)

All MPX200 configurations must follow these connectivity rules:
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When using the MPX200 for iSCSI, MPX200 FC connections must be fabric-attached through
an FC switch.
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Each XP storage system can connect to a maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades).
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A maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades) can be zoned with up to four XP storage
systems.
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XP and P6000 EVA storage systems can connect to the same MPX200, The total allowable
number of storage systems is four per MPX200 chassis.
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An XP storage system can present LUNs to iSCSI initiators and FC hosts concurrently.
Fibre Channel switch and fabric support
The MPX200 is supported with HP B-series and C-series switch models.
For the latest information on Fibre Channel switch model and firmware support, see the HP SPOCK
website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock . You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable
access.
Operating system and multipath software support
This section describes the MPX200 iSCSI operating system, multipath software, and cluster support.
For the latest information on operating system and multipath software support, see SPOCK at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock . You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access
Table 8 (page 55) describes P6000 EVA operating system and multipath software support.
Table 8 P6000 EVA operating system and multipath software support
P6000 EVA storage system Clusters Multipath software Operating system
EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch None None Apple Mac OS X
EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
MSCS MPIO with HP DSM Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, 2003,
Hyper-V
EVA6400/8400
P6300/P6500
MPIO with Microsoft DSM
None MPIO with HPDSM,
MSDSM Microsoft windows 2012
None Device Mapper Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
None Solaris MPxIO Solaris
None VMware MPxIO VMware
Table 9 (page 55) lists XP24000/20000 operating system and multipath software support.
Table 9 MPX200-XP operating system and multipath support
XP storage system Multipath software Operating system
XP24000/20000 MPIO with Microsoft DSM Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2003
P95000 MPIO with HPDSM, MSDSM Microsoft Windows 2012
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