HP Insight Management 7.2 Update 2 Support Matrix

To use iSCSI, you must provide connectivity to a compatible iSCSI SAN. As with Fibre Channel
storage, the storage vendor generally certifies end-to-end support for an iSCSI storage device.
VMware and Microsoft independently certify third-party devices with their respective operating
systems, hypervisors, and iSCSI initiators. Confirmation of device support by the hypervisor vendor
is a prerequisite to support in Insight Management.
NOTE: For security, reliability, and performance, HP recommends separate, dedicated iSCSI
networks for iSCSI LAN traffic.
iSCSI targets as backing storage for VM guests
HP recommends the following iSCSI targets as backing storage for virtual machine guests:
Table 36 iSCSI targets as backing storage for VM guests
SeeiSCSI targets
www.hp.com/go/storeservHP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 iSCSI
www.hp.com/go/storevirtualHP StoreVirtual:
• HP 4300 G2
• HP 4500 G2
• HP 4800 G2
Other iSCSI targets certified and supported by the storage vendor and Microsoft Hyper-V and
VMware ESX. See storage vendor's documentation.
iSCSI device references
For more information on support for HP iSCSI devices, see the following website:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
For more information on Windows and VMware support for iSCSI devices, see the following
websites:
• Windows: http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/
• VMware: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
iSCSI LAN/VLAN switches
HP recommends the following dedicated iSCSI LAN/VLANs for iSCSI implementations:
• HP ProCurve 6600 series (models with 10 GB option)
• HP ProCurve 8200zl series
• HP ProCurve 5400zl series
40 Managed systems hardware