HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option - Manual (Page 39)

3 Installing and upgrading EVA
iSCSI connectivity
This chapter contains information about the following topics:
• Verify your system requirements , page 39
• Verify your installation type and components , page 39
• EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity installation , page 40
• Rack mount the mpx100/100b , page 43
• Connect the mpx100/100b to an IP switch , page 44
• Start the mpx100/100b , page 45
• Set the mpx100/100b management port to use HP StorageWorks Command View EVA , page 45
To install your EVA iSCSI connectivity option, complete proce-
dures in “ Verify your system requirements ” on page 39 through
“ Set the mpx100/100b management port to use HP StorageWorks Command View EVA ” on page 45 in
the order shown, depending upon your configuration.
Verifying your system requirements
Verify that your system has the hardware required for installing the HP StorageWorks EVA and EVA4400
iSCSI connectivity options:
• Server: Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2003, XP Professional, Apple Mac OS X, Linux Red
Hat or SUSE, Sun Solaris, WMware, or HP OpenVMS (mpx100 only) server
• Storage system: EVA4000/4100/4400/6x00/8x00 or EVA3000/5000 storage system
• Connectivity: B-Series, C-Series, or M-Series Fibre Channel switch for HP Command View EVA
connectivity
NOTE:
For configurations that use only direct connect mpx100/100b and direct connect Windows hosts,
HP supports HP Command View EVA connectivity without a Fibre Channel switch. See Figure
5 on page 24.
• Network and cables: A GbE IP Ethernet network and Cat 5e or Cat 6 network cables
• For the mpx100/100b-to-EVA fabric attach: a B-Series, C-Series, or M-Series Fibre Channel
switch, SFPs, and optical Fibre Channel cables
The supported operating systems are specified in Table 6 on page 30. See
“ Operating system rules and guidelines ” on page 30 for detailed information about supported operating
systems.
Verify your installation type and components
Table 11 describes the iSCSI installation types and attachment modes for the HP StorageWorks EVA and
EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option.
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