HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option 5.1 release notes (5697-7321, January 2008)

NOTE:
HP recommends adding a Symbolic Nam e to the iSCSI port iqn target name when presenting the
target to an iSNS server.
Mac iSCSI initiator may lose iSCSI connectivity to its LUNs if the M ac server has
Sleep mode enabled
The ATTO iSCSI initiator does not support MAC server Sleep mode. If the Mac goes to sleep because
server Sleep mode is enabled, it may lose its iSCSI connections to its EVA LUNs.
Workaround
Disable MAC server Sleep mode if the ATTO iSCSI initiator is installed.
DHCP assigned IP address of mpx100's management por t may confuse
Command View EVA
When an mpx100 management port's IP address is configured using DHCP, Command View EVA
initially discovers the mpx100. However, Command View EVA does not rediscover the management port
IP address of the mpx100 when another new IP address is assigned by DHCP.
Workaround
When you configure a n mpx100 management port, only select the static IP address option.
mpx100 and CHAP security with Linux
The CHAP setup with the Linux iSCSI initiator 3.6.3 is not supported with the mpx100. The Linux iSCSI
driver omits CHAP security negotiations a t login.
Workaround
The CHAP setup will be resolved in a future release of the Linux initiator.
Windows drops the IP connection
Certain I/O workloads can result in LUN removal because the Windows operating system has dropped
the IP connection.
Workaround
The connection can b e restore d by rebooting the system. Select one of the following options to avoid
dropped connections:
• Reduce the I/O workload
• Use a smaller application transfer size
HP StorageWorks High-Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) for M-Series Fibre
Channel switches does not recognize the mpx100
The M-Series Zoning Manager does not recognize the world wide port names (W WPNs) of the mpx100
as Fibre Channel HBAs. Instead, the M -Series Zoning Manager sees the WWPNs as switches, so
they do not ap pear as devices to zone.
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