HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator B.11.31.02 Release Notes (September 2009)

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Announcement
The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator is a software implementation of the iSCSI protocol (RFC
3720) based on the HP-UX host TCP/IP stack. The iSCSI protocol defines a mass storage transport
wedge between TCP and the SCSI Services layer. The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator is compliant
with RFC 3720. To access the IETF iSCSI Specification RFC 3720, go to:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3720.txt
The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator consists of the following modules:
— iSCSI Transport Driver
The Session management module.
— iSCSI Software Interface Driver
This module interfaces with the host based TCP/IP module.
The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator revision B.11.31.02 is supported on HP servers running
HP-UX 11i v3.
• The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator requires no changes to applications that access mass
storage devices.
• The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator revision B.11.31.02 is supported on HP Integrity and
HP 9000 servers running HP-UX 11i v3.
Network interface cards (NICs) and network infrastructure components currently supported
with 11i v3 are required. NICs with 1 Gigabit or greater transfer rates are strongly
recommended.
• For instructions on locating, downloading, and installing the HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator,
see the HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator Support Guide.
Availability of Documentation
The latest documentation for iSCSI is available in English in the iSCSI (SCSI Over TCP/IP)
section of:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html
Available documents include:
• HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator Support Guide
• HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator Release Notes
• HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator Support Matrix
What’s New
The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack in HP-UX 11i v3 introduces significant new features.
This iSCSI driver release extends those features to iSCSI devices. For more information on HP-UX
11i v3 storage technology, see Overview: The Next Generation Mass Storage Stack, at: http://
docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html
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