All MPX200 configurations must follow these connectivity rules:
•
When using the MPX200 for iSCSI, MPX200 FC connections must be fabric-attached through
an FC switch.
•
Each XP storage system can connect to a maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades).
•
A maximum of one MPX200 chassis (two blades) can be zoned with up to four XP storage
systems.
•
XP and P6000 EVA storage systems can connect to the same MPX200, The total allowable
number of storage systems is four per MPX200 chassis.
•
An XP storage system can present LUNs to iSCSI initiators and FC hosts concurrently.
Fibre Channel switch and fabric support
The MPX200 is supported with HP B-series and C-series switch models.
For the latest information on Fibre Channel switch model and firmware support, see the HP SPOCK
website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable
access.
Operating system and multipath software support
This section describes the MPX200 iSCSI operating system, multipath software, and cluster support.
For the latest information on operating system and multipath software support, see SPOCK at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access
Table 8 (page 55)
describes P6000 EVA operating system and multipath software support.
Table 8 P6000 EVA operating system and multipath software support
P6000 EVA storage system
Clusters
Multipath software
Operating system
EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch
None
None
Apple Mac OS X
EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
MSCS
MPIO with HP DSM
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, 2003,
Hyper-V
EVA6400/8400
P6300/P6500
MPIO with Microsoft DSM
None
MPIO with HPDSM,
MSDSM
Microsoft windows 2012
None
Device Mapper
Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
None
Solaris MPxIO
Solaris
None
VMware MPxIO
VMware
Table 9 (page 55)
lists XP24000/20000 operating system and multipath software support.
Table 9 MPX200-XP operating system and multipath support
XP storage system
Multipath software
Operating system
XP24000/20000
MPIO with Microsoft DSM
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2003
P95000
MPIO with HPDSM, MSDSM
Microsoft Windows 2012
Fibre Channel switch and fabric support
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