Fujitsu (ISCSI) for VMware ESX

Preface

ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User’s Guide -Server Connection- (iSCSI) for VMware® ESX

■Other names

•"iSCSI port" refers to an iSCSI interface module used in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage

systems to connect to the server.

•"LAN card" refers to the iSCSI interface module normally used in the server. An "onboard

LAN", "network interface card" (NIC), "LAN adapter", or "LAN board" may be used instead.

•"iSCSI cable" refers to the cable that is used to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage

system and server over an iSCSI interface. "Ethernet cable", "LAN cable", and "twisted pair

cable" are alternative names for this cable.

•"VMware ESX" refers to "VMware vSphere" and "VMware Infrastructure 3", which are

datacenter solutions from VMware that virtualize the storage and networking system.

The name "VMware vSphere" and "VMware Infrastructure 3" are used in specific datacenter

sections.

•Italics are used to show variables such as values and characters that appear in command

parameters and output examples.

■ETERNUS Disk storage system models

The following naming conventions are used to describe ETERNUS Disk storage system models

in this manual.

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ETERNUS Disk storage system model Naming conventions

ETERNUS DX60 S2/DX80 S2/DX90 S2

ETERNUS DX410 S2/DX440 S2

ETERNUS DX8100 S2/DX8700 S2

ETERNUS DX60/DX80

ETERNUS DX410/DX440

ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700

ETERNUS DX Disk storage system

ETERNUS DX60/DX80

ETERNUS DX410/DX440

ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700

ETERNUS DX Disk storage system (excluding S2)

ETERNUS DX410 S2/DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX400 S2 series

ETERNUS DX8100 S2/DX8700 S2 ETERNUS DX8000 S2 series

ETERNUS DX410/DX440 ETERNUS DX400 series

ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700 ETERNUS DX8000 series