HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option 5.0 release notes (5697-6714, August 2007)

NOTE:

HP recommends adding a Symbolic Name to the iSCSI port iqn target name when presenting the

target to an iSNS server.

Mac iSCSI initiator may lose iSCSI connectivity to its LUNs if the Mac ser ver has

Sleep mode enabled

The AT TO iSCSI initiator do es not support MAC server Sleep mod e. If the Mac goes to sleep because

server Sleep mode is enabled, it may lose its iSCSI connections to its EVA LU Ns.

Workaround

Disable M AC server Sleep mode if the ATTO iSCSI initiator is installed.

DHCP assigned IP address of mpx100’s management port may confuse

Command View EVA

When an mpx100 management port’s IP address is conﬁgured using DHCP, Command View EVA

initially discovers the mpx100. However, Command View EVA does not rediscover the management port

IP address of the mpx100 when another new IP address is assigned by DHCP.

Workaround

When you conﬁgure an mpx100 management por t, only select the static IP address option.

mpx100 and CHAP security with Linux

The CHAP setup with the Linux iSCSI initiator 3.6.3 is not supported with the mpx100. The Linux iSCSI

driver omits CHAP security negotiations at login.

Workaround

The C H A P setup will be resolved in a future release of the Linux initiator.

Windows drops the IP connection

Certain I/O workloads can result in LUN removal because the Windows operating system has dropped

the IP connection.

Workaround

The connection can be restored by rebooting the system. Select one of the following options to avoid

dropped connections:

• Reduce the I/O workload

• Use a smaller application transfer size

EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option 5.0