HP MPX200 Multifunction Router - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 MPX200 Multifunction Router overview........................................................10
MPX200 features....................................................................................................................10
MPX200 storage system support ..............................................................................................10
MPX200 configuration options for P6000 EVA...........................................................................15
MPX200 configurations for XP24000/20000............................................................................17
2 Planning the MPX200 installation...............................................................20
Installation recommendations...................................................................................................20
iSCSI/FCoE operation.............................................................................................................21
Total number of initiators.....................................................................................................21
Number of paths required per initiator..................................................................................21
Use of iSNS......................................................................................................................21
Use of iSCSI ports..............................................................................................................21
Balancing the load.............................................................................................................21
10-GbE initiators................................................................................................................22
MPX200 storage and IP network best practices...........................................................................22
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................22
Planning your storage configuration.....................................................................................22
General IP-SAN.................................................................................................................23
Recommended switch infrastructure for an IP-SAN...................................................................23
Network latency................................................................................................................25
3 Installing the MPX200...............................................................................26
MPX200 components..............................................................................................................26
Rack mounting the MPX200.....................................................................................................27
4 Managing MPX200 iSCSI using HP P6000 Command View..........................31
Setting up the MPX200 management port..................................................................................31
Fibre Channel zoning..............................................................................................................31
Open zoning....................................................................................................................31
Fibre Channel switch-based zoning......................................................................................32
HP P6000 Command View discovery........................................................................................32
Setting up the iSCSI IP ports.....................................................................................................34
Setting the date and time on the MPX200..................................................................................35
Code load.............................................................................................................................36
Shutting down and restarting the MPX200 ................................................................................37
Saving or restoring the MPX200 configuration............................................................................37
Locating the MPX200..............................................................................................................38
Removing an iSCSI controller....................................................................................................39
5 Managing MPX200 iSCSI for 3PAR StoreServ Storage..................................40
Setting up the MPX200 management port..................................................................................40
Setting up the iSCSI ports........................................................................................................41
Fibre Channel zoning..............................................................................................................41
LUN provisioning....................................................................................................................42
Setting up the iSCSI initiator.....................................................................................................45
6 Managing MPX200 iSCSI for XP24000/20000..........................................46
Setting up the MPX200 management port..................................................................................46
Setting up the iSCSI ports........................................................................................................47
Fibre Channel zoning..............................................................................................................47
LUN management...................................................................................................................48
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