iSCSI standards
The following standards apply to the management, maintenance, and iSCSI data ports.
To configure this system, use switches that comply with the following standards:
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IEEE 802.1D STP
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IEEE 802.1w RSTP
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IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
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IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet
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IEEE 802.3z 1000 BASE-X
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IEEE 802.1Q Virtual LANs
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IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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RFC 768 UDP
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RFC 783 TFTP
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RFC 791 IP
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RFC 793 TCP
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RFC 1157 SNMP v1
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RFC 1231 MIB II
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RFC 1757 RMON
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RFC 1901 SNMPv2
iSCSI specifications
Item
Specification
Comments
iSCSI target function
Supported
N/A
iSCSI target function
Supported
TrueCopy
®
only
iSCSI ports
2 per interface board
Maximum 24 per iSCSI
system
Connection methods
Direct and switch
connections
Host connections
255 (maximum per iSCSI
port)
With Linux software
initiator, the maximum
number decreases.
Path failover
HDLM
1
Supports Microsoft MPIO
(Multi Path I/O)
Link
10 Gbps SFP+
N/A
Transfer speed
10 Gbps
N/A
iSCSI standards
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