HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option - Manual (Page 25)

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EVA
storage system
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D1
GE1
MGMT
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 1
Discovery
IP address
Presented
iSCSI targets
D1 FP2A
FP2B
FP1A
FP1B
Existing
Fibre Channel
HA fabric 2
mpx100/100b*
*mpx100b supported on EVA4400 only
Figure 6 Fabric iSCSI-Fibre Channel attachment mode
EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity hardware and software
support
This section identifies the hardware, devices, and operating systems compatible with the
mpx100/mpx100b.
Hardware support
The mpx100/100b data transport
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options support both direct connect and Fibre Channel fabric connectivity
through the mpx100/100b to the EVA storage system.
Table 3 shows the connectivity attachment mode supported, based on the EVA storage system model.
Table 3 Connectivity attachment mode supported
EVA storage
system
Array software iSCSI–Fibre Channel attachment mode
The mpx100b direct connect ( Figure 2 on page 23) 1
EVA4400
XCS 09000000
or later
The mpx100b fabric through a Fibre Channel switch ( Figure 6 )
The mpx100 direct connect ( Figure 1 on page 22) 1
The mpx100 and Windows host direct connect only ( Figure
5 on page 24). All controller host ports are direct connect.
EVA4x00/6x00/
8x00
XCS 6.100 or
later
The mpx100 fabric through a Fibre Channel switch ( Figure 6 )
EVA3000/5000
VCS 4.001 or
later
The mpx100 fabric through a Fibre Channel switch ( Figure 6 )
1 A Fibre Channel switch is not required for the mpx100 and Windows host direct connect or HP Command View EVA iSCSI
deployment. See Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , and Figure 5 for more information.
Fibre Channel switch hardware support
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options are supported with most B-Series, C-Series, and M-Series product
line switches. The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity options are currently not supported with
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