.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

Maximum configurations.....................................................................................331
HP iSCSI bridge products..................................................................................................332
Bridging and routing...................................................................................................332
iSCSI bridge to Fibre Channel.......................................................................................332
MPX200 Multifunction Router with iSCSI for P6000/EVA storage......................................333
MPX200 simultaneous operation..............................................................................333
MPX200 configuration options.................................................................................333
MPX200 iSCSI rules and supported maximums ..........................................................336
MPX200 blade configurations..................................................................................337
P6000/EVA storage system rules and guidelines .......................................................337
HP P6000 Command View and MPX200 management rules and guidelines..................338
P6000/EVA storage system software........................................................................339
Fibre Channel switch and fabric support....................................................................339
Operating system and multipath software support.......................................................339
MPX200 Multifunction Router with iSCSI for 3PAR StoreServ Storage..................................339
MPX200 configuration options.................................................................................339
MPX200 iSCSI rules and supported maximums...........................................................341
3PAR storage system rules and guidelines..................................................................341
MPX200 Multifunction Router with iSCSI for XP storage....................................................342
MPX200 configuration options.................................................................................342
MPX200 iSCSI rules and supported maximums...........................................................343
XP storage system rules and guidelines......................................................................343
Operating system and multipath software support.......................................................344
EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option ...............................................................344
Hardware support..................................................................................................347
mpx100/100b data transport.............................................................................347
Fibre Channel switches.......................................................................................348
Storage systems.................................................................................................348
Software support....................................................................................................348
Management software........................................................................................348
Multipath software.............................................................................................349
HP P6000 Continuous Access.............................................................................350
Operating systems and network interface cards.....................................................351
NIC Teaming....................................................................................................351
iSCSI initiators...................................................................................................351
iSCSI boot.............................................................................................................351
EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Options supported maximums............................351
General rules for the EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Options.............................352
B-series iSCSI Director Blade.........................................................................................353
Blade overview......................................................................................................353
Hardware support..................................................................................................353
Storage systems.................................................................................................354
Fibre Channel switches.......................................................................................354
Software support....................................................................................................354
Operating systems and network interface controllers...............................................354
Network Teaming..............................................................................................354
B-series management applications........................................................................354
iSCSI initiators...................................................................................................354
Scalability rules......................................................................................................354
B-series MP Router and iSCSI........................................................................................355
Hardware support..................................................................................................355
Fibre Channel switches.......................................................................................355
Storage systems.................................................................................................355
Software support....................................................................................................355
Operating systems and network interface controllers...............................................356
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