HP MPX200 Multifunction Router EVA iSCSI Connectivity Quick Start Instructions for Microsoft Windows
2. 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).
Figure 8 Installation window
.
NOTE:
If you pass the cursor over a menu selection, information about the menu selection appears
on the left side of the screen (Figure 9).
3. Select Install iSCSI software package, accept the default settings, and then reboot the server.
A single-path configuration is created.
Figure 9 Install iSCSI software package information window
.
NOTE:
For information about multipath configurations, see the
HP MPX200 Multifunction Router
User Guide
.
4. Click the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator icon to open the applet.
The iSCSI Initiator Properties window opens.
NOTE:
The terms
initiator
and
host
are used interchangeably. The initiator is the host that accesses
the storage system.
5. Click the Discovery tab (Figure 10).
Figure 10 iSCSI Initiator Properties window—Discovery tab
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6. In the Target Portals section, click Add.
A dialog box opens.
7. Enter the MPX200 iSCSI port IP address.
8. Click OK.
6 Set up the LUNs using HP P6000 Command View
1. From HP P6000 Command View, click the P6000/EVA storage system icon to start the iSCSI storage
presentation.
In Figure 11, MPX200-XL is the P6000/EVA storage system.
Figure 11 HP P6000 Command View—Add a Host window
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2. Select the Hosts folder.
3. To create an iSCSI Initiator host, click Add host.
A dialog box opens.
a. Enter a name for the initiator host in the Name box.
b. Select iSCSI as the Type.
c. Select the initiator iSCSI qualified name (IQN) from the iSCSI node name list.
d. Select an OS from the Operating System list.
4. Create a virtual disk and present it to the host you created in Step 3 (see Figure 12).
Note the number in the target IQN (circled in Figure 13); you will use it for Initiator login.
Figure 12 HP P6000 Command View—Vdisk Properties window
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Figure 13 HP P6000 Command View—Host Details window
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7 Set up the iSCSI disk on the iSCSI Initiator
The steps in this procedure are specific to Windows 2003. Commands that you enter can vary, depending
on your operating system.
1. Open the iSCSI Initiator applet.
2. Click the Targets tab (Figure 14).
The target status is Inactive.
Figure 14 iSCSI Initiator Properties—Targets tab
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3. Select the target IQN noted in Section 6 Step 4, and then click Log On.
A dialog box opens.
4. Configure the target IQN:
a. Select the Automatically box to restore this connection when the system boots.
b. Clear the Multipathing box to ensure that multipathing is not enabled.
c. Click OK.
The target status is Connected when logged in.
5. Depending on your operating system, open Windows Computer Management or Server Manager.
6. Select Disk Management.
7. Select Action > Rescan Disks.
Verify that the newly created virtual disk is listed; if it is not listed, reboot the iSCSI Initiator.
8. Format and partition the disk.