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iSCSI boot, Operating systems and network interface cards, NIC Teaming, iSCSI initiators

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Operating systems and network interface cards The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options support the following operating systems, unless noted otherwise: • Apple Mac OS X • Linux-Red Hat • Linux-SUSE • Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise/Standard Editions; 2008 Server Core; 2003 Enterprise/Stand- ard Editions • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Workstation • HP OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 (IA64) (EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100) only) • Sun Solaris (SPARC and x86) (EVA4000/4100/4400/4400 embedded switch/6000/6100/6400/8000/8100/8400 only) • VMware ESX with the following guest operating systems: Windows 2003, Red Hat, and SUSE NOTE: For the latest information on version support, see the product release notes or SPOCK at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options are compatible with all HP-supported GbE NICs for HP OpenVMS (mpx100 only), Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware and all standard GbE NICs supported by Apple and Sun. NIC Teaming NIC Teaming is supported in single-path or multipath configurations (team failover only). iSCSI initiators The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option supports the ATTO Apple Mac OS X iSCSI Initiator, HP OpenVMS native iSCSI Initiator, Microsoft Windows iSCSI Initiator, Sun Initiator, VMware Initiator, and for Red Hat and SUSE, the bundled iSCSI driver. Contact an HP storage representative for the latest information on iSCSI initiator version support. iSCSI boot iSCSI boot is supported for the following operating systems and network interface cards: • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, Update 7, Update 6, Update 5, and Update 4 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4, SP3 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 10 SP2, SP1 QLogic QLA4052C, QLE4062C, QMH4062C iSCSI HBA is supported on the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2003 SP2 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Update 2, Update 1 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, Update 7, Update 6, Update 5 374 iSCSI storage

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Operating systems and network interface cards
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options support the following operating systems, unless noted otherwise:
Apple Mac OS X
Linux
Red Hat
Linux
SUSE
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise/Standard Editions; 2008 Server Core; 2003 Enterprise/Stand-
ard Editions
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Workstation
HP OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 (IA64) (EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100) only)
Sun Solaris (SPARC and x86) (EVA4000/4100/4400/4400 embedded
switch/6000/6100/6400/8000/8100/8400 only)
VMware ESX with the following guest operating systems: Windows 2003, Red Hat, and SUSE
NOTE:
For the latest information on version support, see the product release notes or SPOCK at
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. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
The EVA and EVA4400 iSCSI options are compatible with all HP-supported GbE NICs for HP OpenVMS
(mpx100 only), Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware and all standard GbE NICs supported by
Apple and Sun.
NIC Teaming
NIC Teaming is supported in single-path or multipath configurations (team failover only).
iSCSI initiators
The EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option supports the ATTO Apple Mac OS X iSCSI Initiator, HP OpenVMS
native iSCSI Initiator, Microsoft Windows iSCSI Initiator, Sun Initiator, VMware Initiator, and for Red
Hat and SUSE, the bundled iSCSI driver. Contact an HP storage representative for the latest information
on iSCSI initiator version support.
iSCSI boot
iSCSI boot is supported for the following operating systems and network interface cards:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, Update 7, Update 6, Update 5, and Update 4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4, SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 10 SP2, SP1
QLogic QLA4052C, QLE4062C, QMH4062C iSCSI HBA is supported on the following operating
systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2003 SP2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Update 2, Update 1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, Update 7, Update 6, Update 5
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