P6300 + M6625 + 10Gbe (iscsi) setup

[MichaelM55]

Well, it seems it won´t be so easy, then. A MEZ75 for EVA4400 would be the solution.

What about HP EVA 4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option (mpx100b): http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12413_na/12413_na.html ?

Sounds interesting, but can it be used concurrently with the FC switch?

[Johan Guldmyr]

The mpx100b does not go into the EVA4400 controller enclosure. So yes, you can use it with the embeddd SAN switch if you have those.

Manuals for it is here:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=1833384

[MichaelM55]

Hm, which embedded SAN switch do you mean?

[Johan Guldmyr]

Oh, well there is a version of the EVA4400 that has an embedded SAN-switch, I thought that was the one you were talking about.

If you get an mpx all the FP Ports in the EVA can't go to the FC switch.

[MichaelM55]

Indeed, the two EVAs have some ports left. So, these ones will be connected to the (two) MPX100Bs and that one will be connected to the P6300, right?

[Johan Guldmyr]

Hi,

yes,

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12413_na/12413_na.html

there's only two 1GbE ports per MPX100. Is that enough for your systems?

[MichaelM55]

Hi, well it has to be and is actually enough. Haven´t seen a throughput of more than 80MB/s on that array in real world applications in the past...

Thanks for your help!

[Johan Guldmyr]

Great, hope it works out well for you.

In this forum you can also say thanks with the kudos star.