HP StorageWorks C-Series iSCSI Configuration Guide (AA-RW7PE-TE, December 2006)

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Contents

Aboutthisguide....................................... 9

Conﬁgurationguideinformation.............................. 9

Intendedaudience.................................... 9

Relateddocumentation.................................. 9

Using the C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Ser vices Module (14/2), a nd

MDS9216iswitchinaniSCSIenvironment .......................... 10

iSCSIprotocoloverview................................. 10

iSCSIinaSAN .................................... 10

Typicalnetworkstructure .............................. 10

iSCSIInitiator................................... 10

IPnetwork .................................... 10

C-Series IP Storage Ser vices Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services Module (14/2), and

MDS9216iswitch................................. 11

FibreChannelSAN ................................ 12

iSCSIhardwareandsoftwaresupport............................. 12

Storagearrays .................................... 12

FibreChannelswitches................................. 13

OperatingsystemsoftwareandiSCSIInitiatorsupport.................... 13

C-Seriesmanagementsoftware ............................. 13

HPnetworkteaming .................................. 13

Networkinterfacecontrollers(NIC)............................ 13

Multi-pathing ..................................... 13

C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services Module (14/2) and MDS

9216i conﬁgurationconstraints ............................... 14

C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services Module (14/2) and MDS

9216iconstraints ................................... 14

iSCSIhostconstraints.................................. 14

FibreChannelswitchandfabricconstraints ........................ 14

ConﬁguringSANswithC-SeriesswitchesandiSCSIinaWindowsenvironment........... 14

Enabling iSCSI on the C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (I PS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services

Module(14/2),andMDS9216iswitch ......................... 15

EnablingtheiSCSIinterface............................. 15

ConﬁguringtheGigabitEthernetinterface....................... 15

PresentingiSCSIhostsasvirtualFibreChannelhosts .................... 16

Transparentmodestaticmapping .......................... 16

InstallinganiSCSIInitiatoronaWindowsserver...................... 16

HP conﬁgurationutilityfornetworkinterfacecards ................... 16

Setup ...................................... 16

Conﬁguringtransparentmodestaticmapping ..................... 19

ZoningtheiSCSIInitiatorWWPNwithFibreChannelstorageWWPN ............ 20

CreatinganiSCSIhost................................. 21

ConﬁguringiSCSIstorageontheEVAcontroller .................... 21

InitialiSCSIInitiatorEVAlogin............................ 21

InstallingtheEVACCLDriversontheiSCSIinitiator................... 24

PresentingEVALUNstotheiSCSIinitiator....................... 25

CreatingLUNsforassignmenttothenewhost ....................... 26

Conﬁguring SANs with C-Series switches, iSCSI, and multi-path access to EVA4000/6000/8000 storage

inaWindowsenvironment ................................. 30

Softwareconstraints .................................. 30

InstallingtheMicrosoftiSCSIInitiator........................... 31

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