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Operating system and multipath software support
For the latest information on operating system and multipath software support, see the HP SPOCK
website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable
access.
Table 12 (page 74) provides the operating system and multipath software support for P63xx/P65xx
EVA 10-GbE iSCSI/FCoE.
Table 12 P63 xx /P65 xx EVA 10-GbE iSCSI/FCoE operating system and multipath software support
Clusters EVA storage systemMultipath softwareOperating system
Failover Clustering, MSCS
MPIO with Microsoft DSM
(supports CN1000E only)
MPIO with HP DSM
(supports both CN1000E
and CN1100E)
Microsoft Windows Server
2008
MPIO with Microsoft DSM
(supports CN1000E only)
MPIO with HP DSM
(supports CN1000E and
CN1100E)
Microsoft Windows Server
2003
NoneDevice MapperRed Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
NoneVMware MPxIOVMware
Failover Clustering, MSCSMPIO with Microsoft DSM
(supports CN1000E,
CN1100E, CN1100R,
CN1000Q)
MPIO with HP DSM
(supports CN1000E,
CN1100E, CN1100R,
CN1000Q)
Microsoft Windows Server
2012
For more information, see the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE configuration rules and guidelines chapter in
the HP P63x0/P65x0 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide.
Figure 43 (page 74) describes the P63xx/P65xx EVA 10-GbE iSCSI/FCoE configuration.
Figure 43 P63 xx /P65 xx FCoE/iSCSI end-to-end configuration
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FCoE/iSCSI/FC EVA/SAS storage
P63xx
EVA
Blade servers with CNAs
and Pass-Thru modules or
HP 6120XG*, 6125XLG, or VC
(*with C-series FCoE switches only)
10-GbE FCoE/iSCSI connection
10-GbE connection
Ethernet
network
B-series,
C-series, or
HP FlexFabric
switches
P65xx
EVA
Figure 44 (page 75) and Figure 45 (page 76) show mixed FC and FCoE configurations using FC
and FCoE storage targets.
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