Planning The Mpx200 Installation; Total Number Of Initiators; Mpx200 Supported Configuration Maximums - HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

Planning the MPX200 installation

Before installing the MPX200, it is important to define the requirements for iSCSI server connectivity.
You should consider present and future needs as they relate to the following MPX200 configuration
attributes:
• Simultaneous operation
•

Total number of initiators

• Number of paths required per initiator
• Use of Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
• Use of iSCSI ports
• Load balancing
• 10-GbE initiators
You can configure the MPX200 to run up to two operations simultaneously in the following
combinations:
• iSCSI/FCIP
• iSCSI/Data Migration Services (DMS)
Table 2 describes the MPX200 supported configuration maximums for ports, blades, and chassis.
Table 2 MPX200 supported configuration maximums
Configuration parameter
iSCSI connections, 1-GbE model
iSCSI connections, 10-GbE model
Initiators, 1-GbE model
Initiators, 10-GbE model
LUNs, 1-GbE model
LUNs, 10-GbE model
Targets
1
For mixed-blade chassis configurations that include one 1-GbE blade and one 10-GbE blade, the supported
maximums are the 1-GbE values.
2
10-GbE ports only
3
For iSCSI connectivity
Total number of initiators
You can configure the MPX200 with a single blade or with two (redundant) blades. When using two
blades, the initiator is registered in both blades for consistency, whether or not you intend to access
both blades.
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Per port Per blade
256 1,024
2
2,048
2,048
N/A 300
N/A 600
N/A 1024
N/A 1024
N/A
Up to 4 EVAs
1
Per chassis (2 blades )
2,048
4,096
300
600
1,024
1,024
3 3
Up to 4 EVAs