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Operating systems and network interface cards
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options support the following operating systems, unless noted
otherwise:
• Apple Mac OS X
• Linux—Red Hat
• Linux—SUSE
• Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise/Standard Editions; 2008 Server Core; 2003
Enterprise/Standard Editions
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional Workstation
• HP OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 (IA64) (EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100) only)
• Oracle Solaris (SPARC and x86) (EVA4100/4400/4400 embedded
switch/6100/6400/8100/8400 only)
• VMware ESX with the following guest operating systems: Windows 2003, Red Hat, and SUSE
NOTE: For the latest information on version support, see the product release notes or SPOCK at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options are compatible with all HP-supported GbE NICs for HP
OpenVMS (mpx100 only), Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware and all standard GbE NICs
supported by Apple and Oracle.
NIC Teaming
NIC Teaming is supported in single-path or multipath configurations (team failover only).
iSCSI initiators
The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option supports the ATTO Apple Mac OS X iSCSI Initiator, HP
OpenVMS native iSCSI Initiator, Microsoft Windows iSCSI Initiator, Solaris Initiator, VMware
Initiator, and for Red Hat and SUSE, the bundled iSCSI driver. Contact an HP storage representative
for the latest information on iSCSI initiator version support.
iSCSI boot
iSCSI boot is supported for the following operating systems and network interface cards:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, Update 7, Update 6, Update 5, and Update 4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4, SP3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 10 SP2, SP1
QLogic QLA4052C, QLE4062C, QMH4062C iSCSI HBA is supported on the following operating
systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2003 SP2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Update 2, Update 1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, Update 7, Update 6, Update 5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 10 SP2, SP1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4, SP3
EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Options supported maximums
Table 185 (page 352) lists the maximums supported by the EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity
Options using the mpx100/100b bridge.
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