Capability and direct connect attachment mode, Capability and fabric attach mode, Rack mounting the mpx100/100b – HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option User Manual

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4.

Connect one end of the orange Fibre Channel cable to the FC2 SFP port of the mpx100/100b.

Connect the other end of the orange Fibre Channel cable to any available SFP port on the

Fibre Channel switch.

5.

Connect one end of the orange Fibre Channel cable to any available SFP port on the Fibre

Channel switch. Connect the other end of the orange Fibre Channel cable to an available

FP port on the top HSV controller.

6.

Connect one end of the orange Fibre Channel cable to any available SFP port on the Fibre

Channel switch. Connect the other end of the orange Fibre Channel cable to an available FP

port on the bottom HSV controller.

7.

Continue with

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Multipath direct connect—HP StorageWorks EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI upgrade

option for multipathing capability and direct connect attachment mode

Figure 7

on page 27 illustrates the EVA iSCSI direct connect mode for multipathing option.

To install the upgrade option with direct connect attachment mode:

1.

Insert the new mpx100/100b into the rack shelf next to the existing mpx100/100b.

2.

Remove the black Fibre Channel cable from the existing mpx100 FC2 port and connect it to

the new mpx100 FC1 port.

3.

Continue with

Connect the mpx100/100b to an IP switch

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Multipath fabric attach—HP StorageWorks EVA or EVA4400 iSCSI upgrade

option with multipathing capability and fabric attach mode

Figure 8

on page 27 illustrates the EVA iSCSI fabric attach mode for multipathing option.

To install the upgrade option with multipath direct connect attachment mode:

1.

Insert the new mpx100/100b into the rack shelf next to the existing mpx100/100b.

2.

Remove the orange Fibre Channel cable from the existing mpx100/100b FC2 port and Fibre

Channel switch port.

3.

Connect one end of the cable into the new mpx100/100b FC1 port and the other end into the

second Fibre Channel switch port.

4.

Disconnect the orange Fibre Channel cable from the top controller FP1 at the Fibre Channel

switch end and connect it to the second Fibre Channel switch port.

5.

Disconnect the orange Fibre Channel cable from the bottom controller FP2 at the Fibre Channel

switch end and connect it to the first Fibre Channel switch port.

6.

Continue with

Connect the mpx100/100b to an IP switch

” on page 44.

Rack mounting the mpx100/100b

You will need one Phillips head screw driver. To rack mount the mpx100/100b:

NOTE:

The rear of the C-Shelf is the end without the knurled thumbscrews.

1.

Assemble two slide brackets (right and left) on the back ends of the C-Shelf, using the four

hole nut plates.

a.

Mount the C-Shelf with the open side up.

b.

Fit the slide bracket along the 1U side at the back of the C-Shelf with its screw hole tab

pointing outboard and its lip supporting the C-Shelf. There is a right-hand slide bracket and

a left-hand slide bracket.

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