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Fibre Channel switch/fabric rules and guidelines
In fabric-attachment mode, the mpx100/100b is supported with Fibre Channel switches (Table 9).
For minimum switch firmware version, contact you HP representative.
Table 9 Fibre Channel switch/fabric requirements
Model/Firmware levelSwitch series
For the latest information on operating system version support,
see the product release notes or SPOCK at http://
www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP
Passport to enable access.
B-series
C-series
M-series
HP Command View EVA management rules and guidelines
The following rules and guidelines for HP Command View EVA are applicable when using the EVA
and EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option:
• Supports HP Command View EVA iSCSI connectivity (Fibre Channel switch not required). See
Figure 3, Figure 4, and the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA iSCSI deployment whitepaper
at: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA2-0607ENA.pdf.
• A maximum of two mpx100's/100b's can be discovered by an EVA storage system.
• Supports HP Command View 9.1 and 9.0.
• HP Command View EVA 8.0 or later is required for the EVA4400.
• HP Command View EVA 8.0.1 or later is required for the EVA4400 with embedded switch.
• HP Command View EVA manages the mpx100/100b out of band (IP) through the mpx100/100b
Mgmt IP port. The HP Command View EVA application server must be on the same IP network
with the mpx100/100b Mgmt IP port.
NOTE:
Communication between HP Command View EVA and the mpx100/100b is not secured by the
communication protocol. If unsecured communication is a concern, HP recommends using a
confined or secured IP network within a data center.
• The HP StorageWorks mpx100/100b iSCSI Initiator or iSCSI LUN masking information does not
reside in the HP Command View EVA database. All iSCSI Initiator and LUN presentation inform-
ation resides in the mpx100.
• The default iSCSI Initiator EVA host mode setting is Windows. The iSCSI Initiator for Linux, MAC,
Solaris and VMware host mode setting may be configured with HP Command View.
Supported IP network adapters
Table 10 lists the IP network adapters supported by EVA iSCSI connectivity.
Table 10 Supported IP network adapters
Supported IP network adaptersOperating system
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