HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator Support Guide, HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2, July 2005

Chapter 7

The iSCSI Software Interface Driver

iSCSI Software Interface Driver Technical Specifications

Features

• The iSCSI SWD conforms to the iSCSI Protocol Specification (RFC 3720).

• The iSCSI SWD will function over standard NICs (Network Interface Cards).

• The iSCSI SWD will be a compute-intensive driver.

Limitations

• The iSCSI SWD does not support the definition of the boot, root, primary swap, dump, or var volumes on

iSCSI logical units.

• The iSCSI SWD supports only IPv4 addresses.