Instruction Manual

OpenVMS software requirements ................................................................................... 36
OpenVMS iSCSI rules and guidelines ............................................................................. 36
iSCSI Initiator software ................................................................................................. 37
EVA storage system rules and guidelines ...................................................................................... 37
HP StorageWorks EVA storage system software ...................................................................... 38
Supported features for iSCSI hosts .................................................................................. 38
Features not supported for iSCSI hosts ............................................................................ 38
Fibre Channel switch/fabric rules and guidelines .......................................................................... 39
HP Command View EVA management rules and guidelines ............................................................ 39
Supported IP network adapters ................................................................................................... 39
IP network requirements ...................................................................................................... 40
3 Installing and upgrading EVA iSCSI connectivity .................................. 41
Verifying your system requirements ............................................................................................. 41
Verify your installation type and components ................................................................................ 42
Installing EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity ............................................................................ 43
Reconfiguring the factory-installed EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option to fabric attach
mode ............................................................................................................................... 43
Field direct connect—HP StorageWorks EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option with direct
connect attachment mode .................................................................................................... 44
Field fabric attach—HP StorageWorks EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option with fabric
attach mode ...................................................................................................................... 45
Multipath direct connect—HP StorageWorks EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI upgrade option for
multipathing capability and direct connect attachment mode ................................................... 45
Multipath fabric attach—HP StorageWorks EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI upgrade option with
multipathing capability and fabric attach mode ...................................................................... 45
Rack mounting the mpx100/100b .............................................................................................. 46
Connecting the mpx100/100b to an IP switch ............................................................................. 47
Starting the mpx100/100b ....................................................................................................... 48
Setting the mpx100/100b management port to use HP StorageWorks Command View EVA .............. 48
4 Configuring the mpx100/100b ......................................................... 51
General description of the mpx100/100b ................................................................................... 51
The mpx100/100b ............................................................................................................ 51
Chassis LEDs ..................................................................................................................... 51
Power LED (green) ........................................................................................................ 52
Heartbeat LED (green) .................................................................................................. 52
System Fault LED (amber) .............................................................................................. 52
Chassis controls ................................................................................................................. 52
Maintenance button ........................................................................................................... 53
Resetting the mpx100/100b ......................................................................................... 53
Resetting the IP address ................................................................................................ 53
Enabling DHCP ........................................................................................................... 53
Resetting to factory default configuration ......................................................................... 54
FC ports ............................................................................................................................ 54
Port LEDs .................................................................................................................... 54
Activity LED (amber) ..................................................................................................... 54
Status LED (green) ........................................................................................................ 54
Alert LED (yellow) ........................................................................................................ 55
Transceivers ....................................................................................................................... 55
iSCSI/Gigabit Ethernet ports ................................................................................................ 55
Port LEDs .................................................................................................................... 56
Activity LED (green) ...................................................................................................... 56
Link Status LED (green) .................................................................................................. 56
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