Planning the MPX200 installation
Before installing the MPX200, it is important to define the requirements for iSCSI server connectivity
and MPX200 multi-function usage. You should consider present and future needs as they relate to the
following MPX200 configuration attributes:
•
Simultaneous operation
You can configure the MPX200 chassis with a single blade or dual blades to run up to two oper-
ations simultaneously per blade as shown in
Table 2
on page 27.
•
iSCSI operation
• Dual-blade configurations are for high availability
• Total number of initiators
• Number of paths required per initiator
• Use of Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
• Use of iSCSI ports
• Load balancing
• 10-GbE initiators
Table 3
describes the MPX200 supported configuration maximums for ports, blades, and chassis.
Table 2 MPX200 blade configurations
Dual-blade chassis (blade1/blade2)
Single blade chassis (blade1/blade2)
iSCSI/iSCSI
1
iSCSI/empty
iSCSI-FCIP/iSCSI-FCIP
1
iSCSI-FCIP/empty
iSCSI-DMS/iSCSI-DMS
1
iSCSI-DMS/empty
FCIP/FCIP
2
FCIP/empty
DMS/DMS
3
DMS/empty
iSCSI-DMS/iSCSI-FCIP
1
iSCSI-FCIP/iSCSI-DMS
1
1
Dual-blade iSCSI configurations are always configured for high availability.
2
Dual-blade FCIP configurations can be configured for separate operation or high availability.
3
Dual-blade DMS (data migration services) configurations are always configured for separate operation.
MPX200 Multifunction Router
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Summary of Contents for Storageworks 8100 - enterprise virtual array
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Page 30: ...MPX200 Multifunction Router overview 30 ...
Page 47: ...Figure 27 iSCSI controller options Remove controller MPX200 Multifunction Router 47 ...
Page 48: ...Managing the MPX200 using HP Command View EVA 48 ...
Page 59: ...Figure 32 Virtual disk properties Figure 33 Host details MPX200 Multifunction Router 59 ...
Page 112: ...MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines 112 ...
Page 219: ...Load Balancing Enabled Array License Not Applied MPX200 Multifunction Router 219 ...
Page 248: ...Offline Data Migration 248 ...
Page 258: ...Diagnostics and troubleshooting 258 ...
Page 306: ...Command referencecommand reference 306 ...
Page 330: ... Blade number 1 or 2 Simple Network Management Protocol setup 330 ...
Page 368: ...Saving and restoring the MPX200 configuration 368 ...
Page 402: ...Data migration best practices 402 ...
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