HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option - Manual (Page 30)

Description Maximum per EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity solution
Total number of iSCSI LUNs 150 LUNs maximum
Total number of iSCSI targets per
initiator
8 (see Figure 9 on page 28)
General EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity rules
NOTE:
The EVA iSCSI connectivity option (mpx100) is supported with EVA4000/4100/4400/6x00/8x00 and
EVA3000/5000 storage systems. The EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option (mpx100b) is supported
only with EVA4400 storage systems.
• Each EVA storage system can have a maximum of two mpx100 or two mpx100b bridges.
• Each EVA controller host port can connect to a maximum of two mpx100/100b FC ports.
• Both mpx100/100b FC ports can connect only to the same EVA storage system.
• Each mpx100/100b FC port can connect to a maximum of one EVA port.
• Each iSCSI Initiator can have a maximum of eight mpx100/100b iSCSI targets.
Operating systems supported
Table 6 provides the operating system rules and guidelines.
Table 6 Operating systems
Operating system Version Cluster support
HP OpenVMS
8.3–H1 (IA64) (native iSCSI driver)
(mpx100 only)
OpenVMS Clusters
Apple Mac OS X
10.5.3, 10.5.2, 10.4.11, 10.4.10, (Power
PC and Intel Power Mac G5, Xserve,
MacPro)
Microsoft Windows Server
2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server
2008
Microsoft Windows Server
2008 Server Core
SP2, SP1, R2 (x86 32/64–bit, IA64)
Professional Workstation SP1, SP2
(x86 32/64–bit, IA64)
Linux
Red Hat Linux 5 update 1
Red Hat Linux 4 update 6, update 5,
update 4
SUSE Linux 10 SP1, 10
SUSE Linux 9 SP4, SP3 (x86
32–bit/64–bit, IA-64)
Sun Solaris 10
Update 5 and update 4 (Sparc and x86)
(EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 only)
VMware 3.5
Supported with the following guest
operating systems: Windows 2003 SP2,
SP1; Red Hat 5.1, 5.0, 4 update 6,
update 5; SUSE 10 SP1, 10, 9 SP4, SP3
None
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