Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software Users Guide for Linux

Table 2-2 HDLM System Components When Using an IP-SAN
Components Description
iSCSI software The driver software that contains the iSCSI initiator function.
NIC A network interface card that serves as a cable port on a host. The
NIC is referred to as the HBA in HDLM commands. Sometimes, it is
also just simply called an HBA in this manual.
IP-SAN A data transfer network that connects hosts and storage systems by
using the iSCSI standard.
CHA A channel adapter.
P A port on a CHA. This serves as a cable port on a storage system.
LU A logical unit (a logical volume defined on the storage system). This
serves as the target of input or output operations from the host.
Dev An area (partition) of a divided LU.
Physical path A route that connects a host and an LU.
Path A route that connects a host and a Dev.
IP-SAN environments supported by HDLM
HDLM supports system configurations that use an IP-SAN in the following
environments:
• OS
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Advanced Platform
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Advanced Platform
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Advanced Platform
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Advanced Platform
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11
• iSCSI software
HDLM supports the following iSCSI initiators supplied with the OS.
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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
Advanced Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.7 Advanced Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.8 Advanced Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Advanced Platform, or Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6:
iscsi-initiator-utils
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HDLM Functions
Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (for Linux®) User Guide