HP MPX200 Multifunction Router EVA iSCSI Connectivity Quick Start Instructions for Microsoft Windows

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MPX200 Multifunction Router P6000/EVA iSCSI

Connectivity Quick Start Instructions

for Microsoft Windows

The HP P6000/EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array) family of Fibre Channel storage

systems is supported for integrated iSCSI connectivity using the HP MPX200

Multifunction Router. P6000/EVA and MPX200 Router management is fully

integrated with the HP P6000 Command View management software. The MPX200

is supported on all currently shipping P6000/EVA models. The MPX200

Multifunction Router is also supported for iSCSI connectivity to XP24000/20000

storage systems. See the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide available

on the HP website.

Fourth edition: July 2011

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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1 Verify system requirements

The following components are required:

• Microsoft Windows 2008 or Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2-based server

• P6300/P6500 EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 storage system

• A 1 GbE, or10 GbE, or both IP Ethernet network for iSCSI connectivity

The following equipment is required for iSCSI attachment:

• A B-series, C-series, or H-series Fibre Channel switch (fabric-attached only)

• Optical small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers

• Fibre Channel cables

• An IP switch

• Networking cables

For information about system requirements and instructions on rack mounting the MPX200, see the HP

MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide, available on the HP Storage Networking website:

http://www.hp.com/go/mpx200

For model-specific information or information about supported versions, see the HP Single Point of Connectivity

Knowledge (SPOCK) website:

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

Figure 1 shows a sample configuration using a single MPX200 blade with two Fibre Channel fabrics.

NOTE:

The MPX200 Multifunction Router may be supported in fabric-attached or direct-connect

configurations. See the

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide

for additional supported

configurations.

Figure 1 Sample configuration

2 Connect the MPX200 to an IP switch (fabric-attached only)

Figure 2 shows the cable connectors at the rear of the MPX200.

1. Connect one end of a Cat 5e or Cat 6 network cable to the MGMT port at the rear of the MPX200.

2. System power LED1. Input fault LED

4. 1–GbE iSCSI ports or 10–GbE iSCSI ports3. Heartbeat LED

6. Maintenance button5. 1–GbE iSCSI ports

8. UID beacon (LED) blue7. 8–Gb/s FC ports

10.Management port 10/100/1000 Ethernet9. RS-232 port

Figure 2 MPX200 rear view

2. Connect the other end of the network cable to an IP switch in a 100/1000 Mb network that is accessible

from the management server running HP P6000 Command View.

3. Connect one end of another network cable to an iSCSI port (1 GbE or 10 GbE, if applicable) at the

rear of the MPX200.

4. Connect the other end of the network cable to an IP switch in a network that is accessible from the

servers running an iSCSI Initiator.

3 Start the MPX200

Figure 2 shows the location of the LEDs at the rear of the MPX200.

1. Attach both AC power cords to the power cooling modules (PCM) located at the front of the MPX200,

and a power distribution unit or AC power outlet.

2. Verify that the MPX200 system power LED is lit.

The MPX200 runs a self-test and enters operating mode.

3. Verify the following:

• The heartbeat LED is blinking (once per second).

• The input fault LED is off.

4 Use HP P6000 Command View to discover the MPX200

The MPX200 management port is set by default to obtain a DHCP IP address for discovery. The RS-232 port

settings are 115000/8/n/1.

• If the management port acquires an IP address through DHCP, proceed to Step 6 in this section.

• If the management port is unable to acquire an IP address through DHCP, the IP address is set to

10.0.0.1/255.0.0.0.

1. Do one of the following:

• Use Telnet or Secure Shell to connect to the MPX200 management port.

• Connect to the MPX200 serial port using the supplied connector.

2. Log in with the user name guest and the password password.

3. To connect to the blade, enter blade[blade number].

Valid blade numbers are 1 and 2.

4. Enter the admin start command and the password config.

5. Enter the set mgmt command and follow the prompts to set the management port properties that enable

HP P6000 Command View to communicate with the MPX200 (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Set mgmt command

6. Start HP P6000 Command View.

The HP P6000 Command View window opens.

7. In the Storage Systems pane, select P6000/EVA storage system > Hardware > iSCSI Devices.

The iSCSI Devices Folder Properties appears. In Figure 4, MPX200-XL is the EVA storage system.

Figure 4 HP P6000 Command View—iSCSI Devices Folder Properties window

8. In the iSCSI Devices Folder Properties pane, click Discover iSCSI Devices.

A list of discovered iSCSI devices appears.

9. If the iSCSI device has not been discovered, add it as follows:

a. In the iSCSI Devices Folder Properties pane, click Add iSCSI Device.

b. Enter the MPX200 IP address from earlier in this section.

c. Click OK.

10. In the Storage Systems pane, under the iSCSI Devices folder, select the iSCSI controller that you want

to configure.

The iSCSI Controller Properties appear (Figure 5).

Figure 5 HP P6000 Command View—iSCSI Controller Properties window

11. Click the Mgmt Port tab.

a. In the Address Assignment box, select Static.

b. In the IP address box, enter the IP address.

c. In the Subnet mask box, enter the subnet mask.

NOTE:

To ensure consistent connectivity, HP recommends that you use a static IP address for the

management port address.

12. Click the IP Ports tab (Figure 6).

a. Click the radio button of the IP port that you want to configure.

b. Select Enabled under the protocol you are using (IPv4 or IPv6) (Figure 7).

c. In the IP address box, enter the IP address.

d. For IPv4, in the Subnet mask box, enter the subnet mask.

Figure 6 iSCSI Controller Properties—IP Ports tab

Figure 7 Setting IP port properties

13. Click Save changes.

5 Install the iSCSI Initiator

NOTE:

If you are using Windows Server 2008, proceed to Set up the LUNs using HP P6000 Command

View. The iSCSI Initiator is included with Windows Server 2008 software.

1. Download the MPX200 software kit from the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router - Overview & Features

website:

http://www.hp.com/go/mpx200

NOTE:

You can download the MPX200 software kit as a .zip file or .iso file. Either write the .iso

file to a CD or copy the .zip file to a local folder.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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5. HP Enter the set mgmt command and follow the prompts to set the management port properties that enable HP P6000 Command View to communicate with the MPX200 (Figure 3). 12. Click the IP Ports tab (Figure 6). MPX200 Multifunction Router P6000/EVA iSCSI Connectivity Quick Start Instructions for Microsoft Windows a. Click the radio button of the IP port that you want to configure. b. Select Enabled under the protocol you are using (IPv4 or IPv6) (Figure 7). c.
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. Install the software kit: • Run launch.exe from the kit folder. • Insert the CD with the .iso image. Run launch.exe if the installation does not start automatically (Figure 8). 6 1. Set up the LUNs using HP P6000 Command View 7 Set up the iSCSI disk on the iSCSI Initiator From HP P6000 Command View, click the P6000/EVA storage system icon to start the iSCSI storage presentation. The steps in this procedure are specific to Windows 2003.