HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Manual
Hp mpx200 multifunction router user guide
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HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide
Abstract
This document describes the MPX200 Multifunction Router, which supports HP 3PAR StoreServ, P6000 EVA, and P9000/XP
families of Fibre Channel storage systems for integrated iSCSI connectivity, FCIP, FCoE, and data migration (see the Data
Migration Services User's Guide).
This document is intended for system administrators with knowledge of HP 3PAR StoreServ 10400/10800, 7200/7400,
F200/F400, T400/T800, P65x0/P63x0, EVA4x00/6x00/8x00, and P9000/XP storage systems, HP Fibre Channel SANs,
Ethernet, TCP/IP networking, iSCSI, FCIP, and FCoE.
HP Part Number: 5697-2511
Published: April 2013
Edition: 13
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide
- Contents
- 1 MPX200 Multifunction Router overview
- 2 Planning the MPX200 installation
- 3 Installing the MPX200
- 4 Managing MPX200 iSCSI using HP P6000 Command View
- Setting up the MPX200 management port
- Fibre Channel zoning
- HP P6000 Command View discovery
- Setting up the iSCSI IP ports
- Setting the date and time on the MPX200
- Code load
- Shutting down and restarting the MPX200
- Saving or restoring the MPX200 configuration
- Locating the MPX200
- Removing an iSCSI controller
- 5 Managing MPX200 iSCSI for 3PAR StoreServ Storage
- 6 Managing MPX200 iSCSI for XP24000/20000
- 7 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines
- iSCSI rules and supported maximums
- P6000 EVA storage system rules and guidelines
- HP P6000 Command View management rules and guidelines
- P6000 EVA storage system software
- 3PAR StoreServ Storage system rules and guidelines
- XP storage system rules and guidelines
- Fibre Channel switch and fabric support
- Operating system and multipath software support
- iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines
- Supported IP network adapters
- IP network requirements
- Setting up the iSCSI initiator
- Windows Server iSCSI initiator
- Multipathing
- Installing the MPIO feature for Windows Server 2012, 2008
- Installing the MPIO feature for Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack
- iSCSI initiator setup for Apple Mac OS X (single-path)
- iSCSI initiator setup for Linux
- iSCSI Initiator setup for VMware
- Configuring multipath with the Solaris 10 iSCSI initiator
- Configuring Microsoft MPIO iSCSI devices
- Microsoft MPIO for iSCSI load-balancing policies
- Microsoft MPIO with QLogic iSCSI HBA
- Microsoft Windows Cluster support
- Setting up authentication
- General CHAP restrictions
- Microsoft initiator CHAP secret restrictions
- Linux CHAP restrictions
- ATTO Macintosh CHAP restrictions
- Recommended CHAP policies
- iSCSI session types
- MPX200 CHAP modes
- Enabling single-direction CHAP during discovery session and normal session
- Enabling CHAP for the MPX200-discovered iSCSI initiator entry
- Enabling CHAP for the Microsoft iSCSI initiator
- Enabling CHAP for the open-iscsi iSCSI initiator
- Enabling single-direction CHAP during discovery session and bidirectional CHAP during normal session
- Enabling bidirectional CHAP during discovery session and single-direction CHAP during normal session
- Enabling bidirectional CHAP during discovery session and bidirectional CHAP during normal session
- 8 MPX200 FCIP
- MPX200 FCIP product description
- Redundant FCIP network structure example
- Using FCIP to encapsulate FC packets
- FCIP Impact on existing iSCSI configurations
- FCIP and iSCSI performance
- MPX200 iSCSI/FCIP configurations
- IP performance tuning
- FCIP link diagnostics
- Configuring an FCIP route
- Step 1. Verify your system requirements
- Step 2. Pre-installation checklist
- Step 3. Rack-mount the MPX200
- Step 4. Install the SFPs
- Step 5. Set the MPX200 management port parameters
- Step 6. Configure the MPX200 FCIP Route parameters
- Step 7. Configure FC switch settings for the MPX200
- Step 8. Cable the MPX200 FC, GE, and management ports
- Step 9. Verify FCIP links and firmware version
- 9 MPX200 FCoE feature description
- 10 Diagnostics and troubleshooting
- MPX200 chassis diagnostics
- Issues and solutions
- HP P6000 Command View does not discover MPX200
- Initiator cannot log in to MPX200 iSCSI target
- Initiator logs in to MPX200 iSCSI target, but P6000 EVA-assigned LUNs do not appear on initiator
- P6000 EVA-presented virtual disk not seen by initiator
- Windows initiators may display Reconnecting if NIC MTU changes after connection has logged in
- Communication between HP P6000 Command View and MPX200 is down
- HP P6000 Command View issues and solutions
- 11 Support and other resources
- 12 Documentation feedback
- A Command reference
- Command syntax
- Commands
- Admin
- Beacon
- Blade
- Clear
- Date
- Exit
- Fciproute
- FRU
- Help
- History
- Image
- Initiator
- Logout
- Lunmask
- Passwd
- Ping
- Quit
- Reboot
- Reset
- Save
- Set
- Set alias
- Set CHAP
- Set chassis
- Set FC
- Set features
- Set iSCSI
- Set iSNS
- Set Mgmt
- Set NTP
- Set properties
- Set SNMP
- Set system
- Set VPGroups
- Show
- Show CHAP
- Show chassis
- Show FC
- Show fciproutes
- Show features
- Show initiators
- Show initiators LUNmask
- Show iSCSI
- Show iSNS
- Show logs
- Show LUNinfo
- Show LUNs
- Show LUNmask
- Show memory
- Show mgmt
- Show NTP
- Show perf
- Show presented targets
- Show properties
- Show SNMP
- Show stats
- Show system
- Show targets
- Show VPGroups
- Shutdown
- Target
- Traceroute
- Wanlinktest
- B Command Line Interface usage
- C Simple Network Management Protocol setup
- D Log messages
- E HP mpx100/mpx100b to MPX200 upgrade
- F Regulatory compliance and safety
- G Saving and restoring the MPX200 configuration
- Glossary
- Index