HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option - Manual (Page 22)

AJ714A
HP StorageWorks EVA4400
iSCSI Upgrade Option
(optional)
The AJ713A connectivity
option and an EVA4400
storage system to provide
high availability multipath
connectivity, or order
separately to upgrade an
existing EVA4400 with iSCSI
connectivity for multipath.
A redundant mpx100b
hardware unit for customers
who require high availability.
Supports up to 16 iSCSI
initiators.
T5471A
HP StorageWorks EVA4400
iSCSI Connectivity 32 Initiator
Upgrade License (LTU)
(optional)
For use with the EVA4400
and mpx100b only.
Install one upgrade license to
increase the number of iSCSI
Initiators from 16 to 48. Install
a second upgrade license
to increase the number of
iSCSI Initiators from 48 to the
maximum supported limit of
150.
The following additional equipment is required to configure the EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI option for fabric
iSCSI–Fibre Channel attachment mode:
• B-Series, C-Series, or M-Series Fibre Channel switch
• Optical SFPs
• Optical Fibre Channel cables
Contact your HP storage representative for specific switch model support.
EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity options
An EVA storage system can be configured for simultaneous connectivity to iSCSI and Fibre Channel
attached hosts. Support for iSCSI is provided through a dedicated EVA host port (direct connect) or
shared with Fibre Channel through an existing fabric host port (fabric attach).
Figure 1 illustrates the direct connect iSCSI–Fibre Channel attachment mode configuration. This
configuration is used with an EVA 4000/4100/6x00/8x00 storage system. Figure 2 illustrates the direct
connect iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment mode for an EVA4400 storage system.
NOTE:
Direct connect mode requires a dedicated host port on each HSV controller. Unused controller host ports
require loop-back connectors. See Table 12 on page 40 for more information.
FC1 FC2 GE1 GE2
MGMT HP StorageWorks mpx100 IOIOI
!
EVA
Storage System
25162a
D1
GE1
MGMT
Discovery
IP Address
Presented
iSCSI Targets
D1 FP1B
FP1A
IP Network
management
(WAN/LAN)
IP Network
iSCSI data
(LAN/VLAN)
iSCSI
B
Command
View EVA
A
FC1 FC2
FP1 FP2
FP2 FP1
NIC
Existing
Fibre Channel
HA fabric 2
Existing
Fibre Channel
HA fabric 1
mpx100
Figure 1 Direct connect iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment mode configuration
22 Overview of the EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option