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Virtual Connect server profiles 193
IMPORTANT:
After a profile has been created with iSCSI offload and assigned to a server, this
iSCSI offload configuration rema
ins until it is manually removed through the system BIOS or OS
utility, even if the iSCSI offload is removed from the profile. Additionally, if iSCSI targets are
added using the system BIOS or the OS utility, those targets remain until they are manually
removed.
iSCSI HBA connections screen
Use this screen to set the Flex-10 iSCSI connections.
iSCSI is supported only when using the following hardware:
• HP NC551i Dual-Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapters
• HP NC551m Dual-Port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapters
• HP NC553i 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
• HP NC553m 10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
• HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module
• HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module
• HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module
• HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module
• Any Ethernet switch
• Any target that supports the iSCSI protocol, for example, the HP LeftHand Networks 2120 with 10Gb
iSCSI (CX4 connection)
You might need to update the BIOS on the mezzanine card for iSCSI to work. For more information on the
BIOS as well as additional support hardware, see the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/vc/manuals).
The following table describes the fields within the iSCSI HBA Connections screen.