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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:
• IEEE 802.1D STP
• IEEE 802.1w RSTP
• IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
• IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3z 1000 BASE-X
• IEEE 802.1Q Virtual LANs
• IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• RFC 768 UDP
• RFC 783 TFTP
• RFC 791 IP
• RFC 793 TCP
• RFC 1157 SNMP v1
• RFC 1231 MIB II
• RFC 1757 RMON
• 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
VSP Fx00 models: 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
Connector type LC N/A
Cable Optical OM3, OM2 MMF cable N/A
Network switch L2 or L3 switch Should comply with
IEEE802.3ae
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