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

C-Series IP Stor
age Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8),
Multi-protoco
l Services Module (14/2) and MDS 9216i
configuration c
onstraints
C-Series IP Storage Services M odules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services
Module (14/2) and MDS 9216i constraints
Tab le 1 C-Series iSCSI limits
iSCSI component Maximum
iSCSI host connections per port
200
Active LUNs per port
200
Number of Initiator/Targets (IT) Nexus per port
200
Number of active LUNs per IT Nexus
256
Number of IT Nexus/LUNs combinations per port
1200
Examples of maximum config urations for IT Nexus:
• 200 iSCSI i nitiators each connected to one target (storage controller p ort)
• 100 iSCSI initiators each connected to two targets
• 50 iSCSI initiators each connected to two targets and 10 0 iSCSI i nitiators each connected to
one target
iSCSI host constraints
Table 2 iSCSI host limits for Windows 2003
iSCSI host component
Maximum
Targets accessed per host
8
LUNs per target
255
Fibre Channel switch and fabric constraints
The C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services Module (14/2), and
MDS 9216i switch are supported on a ny currently supported HP Infrastructure C-Series switch fabric. For
the latest HP Infrastructure switch topologies and fabric rules, refer to the HP StorageWorks SAN design
reference guide, which can be downloaded from the following web site:
h
ttp://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
Configuring SANs with C-Series switches and iSCSI in a
Windows environment
To configure the C-Series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8), Multi-protocol Services M o dule
(14/2)andMDS9216iswitchinanHPFibreChannelSAN:
1. Enable iSCSI on the C-Series switch
2. PresentiSCSIhostsasvirtualFChosts
3. Install the Microsoft iSCSI initiator
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