QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option
Technical Specifications
Arrays supported | EVA 4000, 4100, 4400, 6000, 6100, 6400, 8000, 8100, 8400 EVA 3000, | |
| 5000 |
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Array Connectivity Mode | EVA 4x00, 6x00, 8x00 | Direct connect and fabric attach |
| EVA 3000 and 5000 | Fabric attach |
Maximum Number of EVA | 2 EVA iSCSI Connectivity Options supported per EVA | |
iSCSI Connectivity Options |
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Maximum Number of EVA | 1 EVA per mpx100 or mpx100b |
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storage systems per mpx |
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Management Software | Configure FC LUNs and iSCSI initiators through EVA Command View v9.1, | |
Support | v9.0, v8.1, v8.0.2, v8.0.1, v8.0, v7.0, v6.02 | |
OS Support | Apple Mac OS X (via iSCSI Initiator from ATTO Technology) | |
| HP OpenVMS (EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100) only) | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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| Linux Red Hat |
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| Linux SUSE |
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| Sun Solaris |
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| VMware |
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| For operating system version support, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design | |
| Reference Guide available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide. | |
Host Platform Support | Any server running supported OS |
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Cluster Support | None |
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Fibre Channel Interface | Dual Port, 2Gb |
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FC Transceiver | 4Gb SFP, supported @ 2Gb speed |
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FC Connectivity | Fabric attach | Optical connected as an |
Mode | Direct connect | connected as an |
IP Interface | Dual port, 1GbE (IPv6, IPv4) |
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iSCSI Initiator Support | Microsoft iSCSI Initiator |
| Linux iSCSI Initiator |
| ATTO Macintosh iSCSI Initiator |
| HP OpenVMS iSCSI Initiator |
| Sun Solaris iSCSI Initiator |
| VMware iSCSI Initiator |
| Product supporting EVA 4400 is limited to 16 initiators with base unit. |
| License upgrades are available in two steps, a 32 initiator license, |
| followed by an unlimited license up to the HP supported maximum. |
iSCSI Network Card | Any HP 1GbE NIC |
Support | Apple, Sun supported 1GbE NICs |
| NIC Teaming is supported for extra redundancy |
| NOTE: Standard 10/100 NIC cards are not supported |
TCP/IP Offload Engine | HP NC510x, NC3xx TOE supported |
Support (TOE) | Alacritech TOE Card supported |
| Qlogic QLA4052c, 4062c iSCSI HBA |
IP Security | NOTE: Support is operating system dependent |
| CHAP User name and password authentication. Password encryption |
| of saved configuration file |
iSCSI Boot | Linux, Windows, VMware |
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