Document Outline

• HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide
• Contents
• 1 MPX200 Multifunction Router overview
  • MPX200 features
  • MPX200 storage system support
  • MPX200 configuration options for P6000 EVA
  • MPX200 configurations for XP24000/20000
• 2 Planning the MPX200 installation
  • Installation recommendations
  • iSCSI/FCoE operation
    • Total number of initiators
    • Number of paths required per initiator
    • Use of iSNS
    • Use of iSCSI ports
    • Balancing the load
    • 10-GbE initiators
  • MPX200 storage and IP network best practices
    • Prerequisites
    • Planning your storage configuration
    • General IP-SAN
    • Recommended switch infrastructure for an IP-SAN
    • Network latency
• 3 Installing the MPX200
  • MPX200 components
  • Rack mounting the MPX200
• 4 Managing MPX200 iSCSI using HP P6000 Command View
  • Setting up the MPX200 management port
  • Fibre Channel zoning
    • Open zoning
    • Fibre Channel switch-based 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
  • Setting up the MPX200 management port
  • Setting up the iSCSI ports
  • Fibre Channel zoning
  • LUN provisioning
  • Setting up the iSCSI initiator
• 6 Managing MPX200 iSCSI for XP24000/20000
  • Setting up the MPX200 management port
  • Setting up the iSCSI ports
  • Fibre Channel zoning
  • LUN management
• 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
    • Features supported for iSCSI hosts
    • Features not supported for iSCSI hosts
  • 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
    • Apple Mac OS X iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines
    • Microsoft Windows iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines
    • Linux iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines
    • Solaris iSCSI initiator rules and guidelines
    • VMware 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
      • Setting up SNP for the HP NC3xxx Multifunction Gigabit server adapter
    • iSCSI initiator setup for Apple Mac OS X (single-path)
      • Setting up the iSCSI initiator for Apple Mac OS X
      • Setting up storage for Apple Mac OS X
    • iSCSI initiator setup for Linux
      • Installing and configuring the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 iSCSI driver
        • Installing and configuring the iSCSI driver for Red Hat 5
        • Installing and configuring the iSCSI driver for Red Hat 4 and SUSE 9
        • Installing the iSCSI initiator for Red Hat 3 and SUSE 8
      • Assigning device names
      • Target bindings
      • Mounting file systems
      • Unmounting file systems
      • Presenting P6000 EVA storage for Linux
    • iSCSI Initiator setup for VMware
    • Configuring multipath with the Solaris 10 iSCSI initiator
      • MPxIO overview
        • Preparing the host system
        • Enabling MPxIO for an HP P6000 EVA storage array
          • Editing the scsi_vhci.conf file
          • Editing the sgen.conf file
          • Creating an sgen driver alias
        • Enable iSCSI target discovery
        • Modifying the target parameter MaxRecvDataSegLen
        • Monitoring the multipath devices
    • Configuring Microsoft MPIO iSCSI devices
    • Microsoft MPIO for iSCSI load-balancing policies
    • Microsoft MPIO with QLogic iSCSI HBA
      • Installing the QLogic iSCSI HBA
      • Installing the Microsoft iSCSI initiator services and MPIO
      • Configuring the QLogic iSCSI HBA
      • Adding targets to the QLogic iSCSI initiator
      • Presenting LUNs to the QLogic iSCSI initiator
      • Installing the HP MPIO Full Featured DSM for P6000 EVA
    • Microsoft Windows Cluster support
      • Microsoft Cluster Server for Windows 2003
      • Microsoft Cluster Server for Windows 2008
  • 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
    • HP Continuous Access 3-site configurations
      • 3-site configuration with four MPX200 routers
      • 3-site configuration with six MPX200 routers
      • 3-site configuration with eight MPX200 routers
      • 3-site configuration with six MPX200 routers and full inter-site connectivity
    • FCIP configuration rules and guidelines
      • General FCIP configuration rules
      • Operating system and multipath support
      • Storage system rules and guidelines
      • Fibre Channel switch and firmware support
        • FC switch requirements
        • IP network requirements
  • IP performance tuning
    • Distance
    • Bandwidth per route
    • Latency
    • MTU/Jumbo frames
    • Compression
    • TCP window size/scaling performance tuning
    • Modifying the window size and scaling factor
    • TCP window size and scaling factor recommendations
  • 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
      • Install FCIP license
      • Critical FCIP Performance settings
      • Configure the FCIP routes using the CLI
    • 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
  • FCoE configurations
  • Setting up for FCoE connectivity to HP P6000 EVAs
  • Setting up FCoE connectivity to 3PAR arrays
• 10 Diagnostics and troubleshooting
  • MPX200 chassis diagnostics
    • Input Power LED is extinguished
    • System Fault LED is illuminated
    • Fibre Channel Port LEDs
    • POST diagnostics
      • Heartbeat LED blink patterns
        • Normal blink pattern
        • System error blink pattern
        • Management port IP address conflict blink pattern
        • Over-temperature blink pattern
    • Locating the MPX200 blade
    • MPX200 log data
    • MPX200 statistics
    • MPX200 ping command
    • FCIP Route Link Failure – Event Log Entries
    • WANLink diagnostic
    • Troubleshooting using HP P6000 Command View
  • 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
    • Virtual disk operation troubleshooting
• 11 Support and other resources
  • Intended audience
  • Related documentation
  • Contacting HP
    • HP technical support
    • Subscription service
    • Product feedback
  • Related information
    • HP websites
  • Typographical conventions
  • Rack stability
  • Product warranties
• 12 Documentation feedback
• A Command reference
  • Command syntax
    • Command line completion
    • Authority requirements
  • 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
  • Logging on to an MPX200
  • Understanding the guest account
  • Working with MPX200 router configurations
    • Modifying a configuration
    • Saving and restoring router configurations
    • Restoring router configuration and persistent data
• C Simple Network Management Protocol setup
  • SNMP parameters
  • SNMP trap configuration parameters
  • Management Information Base
    • Network port table
    • FC port table
    • Initiator object table
    • LUN table
    • VP group table
    • Sensor table
  • Notifications
    • System information objects
    • Notification objects
    • Agent startup notification
    • Agent shutdown notification
    • Network port down notification
    • FC port down notification
    • Target device discovery
    • Target presentation (mapping)
    • VP group notification
    • Sensor notification
    • Generic notification
• D Log messages
• E HP mpx100/mpx100b to MPX200 upgrade
  • To upgrade from mpx100/mpx100b to the MPX200 Multifunction Router:
• F Regulatory compliance and safety
  • Regulatory compliance notices
    • Federal Communications Commission notice for Class A equipment
      • Modifications
      • Cables
    • Regulatory compliance identification numbers
    • Laser device
      • Laser safety warning
      • Certification and classification information
      • Laser product label
  • International notices and statements
    • Canadian notice (avis Canadien)
      • Class A equipment
    • BSMI notice
    • Japanese notice
    • Korean notices
  • Safety notices
    • Battery replacement notice
    • Taiwan battery recycling notice
    • Power cords
    • Japanese power cord statement
    • Chinese warning messages
      • Altitude warning message
      • Non-tropical warning message
  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive
    • English notice
    • Dutch notice
    • Czechoslovakian notice
    • Estonian notice
    • Finnish notice
    • French notice
    • German notice
    • Greek notice
    • Hungarian notice
    • Italian notice
    • Latvian notice
    • Lithuanian notice
    • Polish notice
    • Portuguese notice
    • Slovakian notice
    • Slovenian notice
    • Spanish notice
    • Swedish notice
• G Saving and restoring the MPX200 configuration
  • Saving the configuration using MPX200 CLI
  • Restoring the configuration using MPX200 CLI
• Glossary
• Index