Instruction Manual

Management Ethernet port .................................................................................................. 56
Serial port ......................................................................................................................... 57
Installation and maintenance ...................................................................................................... 57
Power requirements ............................................................................................................ 58
Environmental conditions ..................................................................................................... 58
Connecting the server to the mpx100/100b .......................................................................... 58
Configuring the server ......................................................................................................... 58
Setting the server IP address .......................................................................................... 58
Configuring the server serial port ................................................................................... 58
Installing the mpx Manager as a standalone application ......................................................... 59
HP StorageWorks mpx Manager for Windows ................................................................ 60
HP StorageWorks mpx Manager for Linux ...................................................................... 61
Connecting the mpx100/100b to AC power ......................................................................... 61
Starting and configuring the mpx100/100b .......................................................................... 61
Starting HP StorageWorks mpx Manager for Windows .................................................... 61
Starting HP StorageWorks mpx Manager for Linux ........................................................... 62
Configuring the mpx100/100b ..................................................................................... 63
Configuring the mpx100/100b iSCSI ports for Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) (optional)
.................................................................................................................................. 63
Installing the mpx100/100b firmware .................................................................................. 66
Using HP StorageWorks mpx Manager to install mpx100/100b firmware .......................... 66
Using the CLI to install mpx100/100b firmware .............................................................. 66
5 Setting up the iSCSI Initiator and storage ............................................ 69
iSCSI Initiator setup ................................................................................................................... 69
iSCSI Initiator setup for Windows (single-path) .............................................................................. 69
Storage setup for Windows (single-path) ...................................................................................... 71
About Microsoft Windows server 2003 scalable networking pack ................................................... 71
SNP setup with HP NC 3xxx GbE multifunction adapter .......................................................... 72
iSCSI Initiator setup for Apple Mac OS X (single-path) ................................................................... 72
Set up the iSCSI Initiator for Apple Mac OS X ........................................................................ 72
Storage setup for Apple Mac OS X ....................................................................................... 78
iSCSI Initiator setup for Linux ...................................................................................................... 79
Installing and configuring the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 iSCSI driver .......................................... 79
Installing and configuring for Red Hat 5 ......................................................................... 80
Installing and configuring for Red Hat 3, 4 and SUSE 8 and 9 .......................................... 81
Installing the initiator for Red Hat 3 and SUSE 8 .............................................................. 82
Installing the iSCSI driver .............................................................................................. 82
Assigning device names ...................................................................................................... 82
Target bindings .................................................................................................................. 84
Mounting file systems .......................................................................................................... 84
Unmounting file systems ...................................................................................................... 84
Presenting EVA storage for Linux ........................................................................................... 85
iSCSI Initiator setup for Solaris (single-path) .................................................................................. 85
EVA LUN 0 with Solaris iSCSI Initiators ................................................................................. 85
Disabling Controller LUN AutoMap using the mpx CLI ...................................................... 85
Prepare for a Solaris iSCSI configuration ............................................................................... 86
Configure for EVA iSCSI target discovery ............................................................................... 87
Set target discovery using MPX iSCSI port address ........................................................... 87
Set target discovery using iSNS server address ................................................................ 87
Creating an iSCSI host and virtual disks for the Solaris iSCSI Initiator ........................................ 88
Accessing iSCSI disks ......................................................................................................... 88
Monitoring your iSCSI configuration ..................................................................................... 89
iSCSI Initiator setup for VMware ................................................................................................. 89
EVA iSCSI Connectivity User Guide 5