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7 Using HP Command View EVA to
configure LUNs to iSCSI Initiators
This chapter contains the following topics:
• Initial discovery of the mpx100 via HP Command View EVA
• Creating an iSCSI initiator host via HP Command View EVA
• Presenting a virtual disk to an iSCSI initiator via HP Command View EVA
• Unpresenting a virtual disk to an iSCSI initiator via HP Command View EVA
HP Command View allows LUN management for iSCSI Initiators through additional screens. Under host:
•
A new entity named iSCSI MPX Host is automatically created during iSCSI device discovery. This
new entity behaves like any other fibre Channel host entry.
•
iSCSI Initiators are added as individual iSCSI host entries, which are either created by the user
through an existing Add Host screen, or automatically created during the 6.0 to 6.0.2 upgrade.
Initial discovery of the mpx100/100b via HP Command View
EVA
Discovery of the mpx100/100b connected to the EVA is initiated from the iSCSI Devices properties page.
(It is assumed that you have configured all hardware.)
NOTE:
HP Command View communication with the mpx100/100b is done out-of-band through the IP
connection of the HP Command View Server to the mpx100/100b management port’s IP address.
To discover the mpx100/100b:
1.
Start HP Command View EVA and click the EVA storage system icon that is configured to present
iSCSI storage.
2.
Click the iSCSI Devices folder under Hardware.
3.
Click Discover iSCSI Devices on the Properties bar. If mpx100/100b devices are discovered, a
new icon named iSCSI Controller appears under the iSCSI Devices folder. If the devices are
not automatically discovered, click Add iSCSI Device and add the mpx100/100b management
port IP address.
NOTE:
A single host entry named iSCSI host is automatically created under the Host folder, regardless
whether one or two iSCSI controllers are discovered. For multipath purposes, HP Command View
EVA treats both the mpx100/100b devices as a single host when presenting or
unpresenting
Fibre
Channel or iSCSI LUNs.
4.
Click the IP Ports tab of the iSCSI Controller icon and configure the mpx100/100b iSCSI IP
port address and subnet mask. There are two IP ports available for iSCSI communications.
Configure as needed.
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