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• Multipath on single or dual mpx100's/100b's.
• MPxIO Symmetric option only.
• MPxIO round-robin.
• MPxIO auto-failback.
Does not support:
• LUN 0
• SecurePath
OpenVMS iSCSI Initiator rules and guidelines
The following lists OpenVMS iSCSI Initiator rules and guidelines:
OpenVMS hardware requirements
The OpenVMS iSCSI Initiator has the following hardware requirements:
• Architecture
• The software supplied in the iSCSI Initiator Technology Demonstration Kit (TDK) is supported
on both Alpha and I64 architectures.
• iSCSI Targets
• The only supported iSCSI targets are the HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI connectivity option
(mpx100). The mpx100 provides iSCSI access to EVA-based storage.
• No other iSCSI storage targets are currently supported.
• NICs
The platform on which the initiator is installed must contain at least one supported GbE NIC.
• Network Switches
For best performance, the network switches to which the iSCSI-related NICs are connected should
support:
• The maximum link speed of the NICs
• Jumbo frames
• VLANs
OpenVMS software requirements
The OpenVMS iSCSI Initiator has the following software requirements:
• OpenVMS version—The OpenVMS Software-Based iSCSI Initiator TDK is available on OpenVMS
V8.3-1H1 and later. Since OpenVMS V8.3-1H1 is an I64-only release, Alpha support will be
made available with the next Alpha release.
• TCP/IP—The OpenVMS Software-Based iSCSI Initiator utilizes HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS.
Third-party TCP/IP products are not supported and will not work with the initiator.
OpenVMS iSCSI rules and guidelines
Operating system considerations:
• EVA3000/5000 active/active support only
• EVA4000/4100/4400/4400 with embedded switch/6x00/8x00 supported (mpx100 only)
Supported:
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