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CH A P T E R 3
Connecting Hosts
This chapter describes how to connect data and management hosts to controller
enclosures. It contains the following sections:
■ “Host System Requirements” on page 39
■ “Connecting Data Hosts to Controller Enclosures” on page 41
■ “Connecting Remote Management Hosts” on page 43
■ “Next Steps” on page 43
Host System Requirements
Data hosts connected to MSA2000 Family 2012i Modular Smart Arrays must meet
the following requirements:
■ Systems must have two dedicated Ethernet ports available with either HBAs or
Ethernet adapters (NIC hardware) that support iSCSI connectivity.
■ For systems with iSCSI HBAs, install any HBA drivers required for your
system as specified in the MSA QuickSpecs. QuickSpecs can be found from
your HP MSA products page at
http://www.hp.com/go/msa . Select MSA
SAN Arrays, and then select your product. The link for QuickSpecs will be on
the right.
■
For systems using NIC hardware, you must install and configure the
Microsoft® iSCSI Software Initiator. For more information, see “Installing the
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator” on page 40.
■ Depending on your system configuration, data host operating systems may
require that multipathing is supported. If a data host uses a single cable to attach
to the storage, then multipathing software is not required. If a data host uses
multiple cables to attach to the storage, and fault tolerance is expected, then
multipathing software is required.
To obtain the MSA2000 Family MPIO DSM, go to the HP MSA products page at
http://www.hp.com/go/msa . Select MSA SAN Arrays, select your product,
and go to Related products.