HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI for Windows User Guide Part Number 518188-002 March 2009 (Second Edition)
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Contents Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4 iSCSI protocol........................................................................................................................................... 4 HP Accelerated iSCSI capability.................................................................................................................. 4 Supported adapters ...................................
Overview iSCSI protocol The HP iSCSI protocol transports block-level storage requests over TCP connections. Using the iSCSI protocol, systems can connect to remote storage and use it as a physical disk although the remote storage provider or target may actually be providing virtual physical disks. HP Accelerated iSCSI supports all targets that are certified and supported by Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator.
• HP NC532m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter • HP NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter* * Requires an HP ProLiant Accelerated iSCSI license to enable acceleration Supported operating systems iSCSI capabilities are available on the following operating systems: • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise • Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise • Windows Server 2003 • Windows Server 2003 x64 To enable iSCSI on adapters running Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 syste
Configuring an iSCSI device Install the Network Configuration Utility software If you do not have HP NCU software installed on your server, complete the following steps to install the NCU for Windows operating systems: 1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/#Support). 2. Select Download drivers and software (and firmware). 3. Type the adapter name in the For product box, and then click Go. 4. Select an operating system. 5. Download and install the HP Network Configuration Utility software.
iSCSI Settings tab To enable iSCSI: 1. Select an HP Multifunction Adapter in the NCU Main window and click Properties to display the Multifunction Adapter Properties Settings tab. Alternatively, hold down the Alt key and enter p to display the Settings tab. 2. Select Enable iSCSI Device to enable iSCSI on the multifunction adapter. iSCSI cannot be enabled on the device if the adapter is in an Automatic, 802.
4. Click iSCSI IP Settings. The iSCSI IP Settings window appears so that you can specify how the IP Address is obtained. This control is not available for iSCSI-booted systems. 5. On the iSCSI IP Settings window, select one of the following: a. Configure IP V4 Address. Choose to configure an IPv4 address. b. Configure IP V6 Address. Choose to configure an IPv6 address. Currently supported only on NC382x and NC532x adapters. 6.
b. Process Router Advertisements. Select this option to allow the iSCSI IPv6 auto configuration to generate a routable IPv6 IP address. 8. Click OK to save all changes and return to the Multifunction Adapter Properties Settings tab. 9. Establish iSCSI acceleration using Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. iSCSI VLAN tab To create an iSCSI VLAN device for an iSCSI-enabled adapter: 1. Select an HP Multifunction Adapter in the NCU Main window or the iSCSI Devices tab and click VLAN (802.
iSCSI VLANs cannot be added, edited, or removed for an iSCSI-booted device. a. In the VLAN Name box, type a descriptive name. b. Click VLAN Id and select an identifier value. c. Click OK. 3. To modify an existing iSCSI VLAN, select the VLAN Id or Name and click Edit to open the VLAN Properties dialog box. 4. To delete an existing iSCSI VLAN, select the VLAN Id or Name and click Remove. 5. Click OK to save all changes. iSCSI Information tab To view detailed iSCSI information: 1.
2. Select the Information tab to display the Multifunction Adapter Properties Information window. The Detailed iSCSI Information window displays the following: o Current MAC Address. The current MAC address for the iSCSI device. o iSCSI Driver Name. The name of the driver for the iSCSI device. o iSCSI Driver Version. The version of the driver for the iSCSI device. o Default Gateway. The default route for the iSCSI device. o Subnet Mask. The subnet mask (dotted decimal) for the iSCSI device.
iSCSI Statistics tab To view the iSCSI statistics for the selected adapter: 1. Select an HP Multifunction Adapter in the NCU Main window and click Properties to display the Multifunction Adapter Properties Settings tab. Alternatively, hold down the Alt key and enter p to display the Settings tab. 2. Select the Statistics tab. The Multifunction Adapter Properties Statistics tab appears showing activity on the iSCSI device since it was last initialized.
Acronyms and abbreviations HBA host bus adapter iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface RSS Receive-Side Scaling TOE TCP/IP Offload Engine VLAN virtual local-area network Acronyms and abbreviations 13
Index C O configuring iSCSI devices 6, 7 overview 4 D P default gateway 7, 10 Devices tab 6 diagnostics 12 downloading files 5, 6 drivers 5 process router advertisements 7 E enabling DHCP 7, 10 H HBA, overview 4 I S Settings tab 7 statistics tab, adapter 12 subnet mask 7, 10 supported adapters 4 supported operating systems 5 supported targets 5 V VLAN properties 9 Information tab 10 installation, NCU 6 IP address 7, 10 IP address assignment 6, 9 IPv4 address 7, 10 IPv6 address 9 iSCSI boot 7, 9
