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
VSP Gx00 models:
Maximum 32 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
iSCSI standards
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