MPX200 Multifunction Router Release Notes

HP Part Number: 5697-2055

Published: July 2012
Edition: 17

 Copyright 20092012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Version:
3.4.0.0

Description
The MPX200 Multifunction Router supports multiple functions including iSCSI, FCoE (10 GbE models),
FCIP, and online or offline block-based data migration. FCIP and data migration are license-enabled
features (see Product models). The MPX200 functions are supported separately or simultaneously as
follows:

iSCSI and/or FCoE

FCIP (license required)

Data migration (license required)

iSCSI/FCoE and FCIP (license required)

iSCSI/FCoE and data migration (license required)

For more information about MPX200 simultaneous operation, see the MPX200 Multifunction Router
User Guide. For more information on data migration, see the QLogic Data Migration Service for
iSR6200 User's Guide.
The P6000 EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array), P10000/3PAR, and P9000 XP families of Fibre Channel
(FC) storage systems are supported for integrated iSCSI connectivity using the MPX200 Multifunction
Router. The MPX200 hardware is integrated with up to four P6000 EVA, P10000 3PAR, and or
XP24000/20000 storage systems and P6000 Command View EVA (P6000 EVA only) to deliver
multiprotocol capabilities. This provides iSCSI and FC-attached servers access to block storage through
an FC and Ethernet/IP network simultaneously.
FCoE is supported with P10000/3PAR and P6000 EVA storage systems. FCIP is supported with P6000
EVA, P10000/3PAR, and P9000/XP storage systems. Data migration is supported for HP FC and
iSCSI storage systems and third-party storage systems. For the latest product support by function, see
the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) on the HP website: http://www.hp.com/storage/
spock You must sign up for an HP Passport to access this website.

Product models
The following models and licensed features of the MPX200 Multifunction Router are available:

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router 1 GbE base chassis This option includes one MPX200 chassis,
one 1-GbE blade, and the components required for installation in a storage system cabinet.

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router 1 GbE upgrade blade This option includes a redundant 1 GbE
blade for customers who require high availability.

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router 101 GbE base chassis This option includes one MPX200 chassis,
a single 10 1 GbE blade, and the components required for installation in a storage system
cabinet.

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router 101 GbE upgrade blade This option includes a redundant 101
GbE blade for customers who require high availability.

HP MPX200 Half Chassis FCIP License (TA766A)Includes the license to enable FCIP functionality
in one out of two bays (slots) in an MPX200 Chassis

HP MPX200 Full Chassis FCIP License (TA767A)Includes the license to enable FCIP functionality
for both bays (slots) in an MPX200 Chassis
NOTE: For multi-path (redundant blade for high availability), order the full chassis license
TA767A.

Description

HP MPX200 1TB Full Chassis Data Migration License (TA762A)Includes the license to migrate
1 TB of data using a MPX200 Chassis

HP MPX200 5TB Full Chassis Data Migration License (TA763A)Includes the license to migrate
5 TB of data using a MPX200 Chassis

HP MPX200 Full Chassis 1 Array Data Migration License (TA764A)Includes the license to migrate
data from or to a single array using a MPX200 Chassis
NOTE: The MPX200 data migration has a unique fan-in/fan-out licensing model. Using this
particular license, data can be migrated from multiple arrays to a single array or from a single
array to multiple arrays.

The following equipment is required to configure the MPX200 Multifunction Router:

B-series, C-series, or H-series FC switch (fabric-attached only)

Optical small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers:

FC ports, 8 Gb/s short range SFP (AJ718A)

FC ports, 4 Gb/s short range SFP (A7446B)

10 GbE ports, short range SFP+ (455883-B21)

Optical FC cables (fabric-attach or direct-connect)

Copper FC cables (direct-connect only)

Cat5e or Cat6 GbE Ethernet network cables

Purpose of the update

The MPX200 firmware version for this release is 3.4.0.0. This release consists of the following updates:

New product features. See Product support (page 4).

Fixes for data migration and FCoE. See Fixes (page 5).
This firmware update is mandatory when using the MPX200 for data migration.

Product support
For this release, the following new MPX200 features and new support have been added:

All functions

Support for P6350/P6550 EVA

Data migration

Online date migration support for iSCSI to iSCSI and iSCSI to Fibre Channel storage systems

Online data migration job failover/failback between MPX200 blades

Simplified remote migration management by combining iSCSI logins/LUN masking

Remote migration WAN compression

New data migration source array support:

Dell Compellent Series 30 and 40 controllers

EMC Symmetrix VMAX SE

Fujitsu ETERNUS DX400, DX440 S2, DX8400 arrays

Purpose of the update

Hitachi Data Systems TagmaStore Network StorageController model NSC55

IBM XIV Storage System family, nlStorwize v7000 Unified disk system

NEC D-Series SAN Storage arrays

NetApp FAS270

iSCSI

New operating system support for Citrix Xen 5.6, 6.0 and 6.0.2 (except RHEL host OS; Citrix
support for P10000/3PAR storage systems only), Oracle Linux 6.2, Oracle VM Server 3.0.3,
Linux Red Hat 6.2, and SUSE 11 SP2

FCIP

Offline FCIP diagnostic feature to measure available WAN link bandwidth and link quality

TCP Window Size changes for FCIP route configuration

For the latest product support information, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)
on the HP website: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
You must sign up for an HP Passport to access this website.

Operating systems for iSCSI

The MPX200 Multifunction Router supports the following operating systems:

Apple Mac OS X (Power PC and Intel Power Mac G5, Xserve, Mac Pro)

LinuxRed Hat, LinuxSUSE (x86, 32/64-bit, IA64)

Microsoft Windows, Hyper-V

Sun Solaris (SPARC and x86)

VMware ESX

NOTE:

Not all operating systems listed are supported with all functions or all storage systems.

For the latest product support information, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)
on the HP website: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
You must sign up for an HP Passport to access this website.

Fixes
The following fixes have been implemented in firmware version 3.4.0.0:

LUNs presented from the MPX200 may not be visible to an HP-UX host.

Possible FCoE data consistency issue due to incorrect status reporting.

MPX200 Kernel panic on iSCSI connection close with a Persistent Reservation command
outstanding.

Prerequisites
HP P6000 Command View: HP P6350/P6550 requires Command View 10.1 or later. HP
P6300/P6500 requires HP P6000 Command View 9.4 or later. FCoE requires P6000 Command
View 9.3 or later.

Operating systems for iSCSI

Installation instructions
For information about installing the MPX200 Multifunction Router, see the HP MPX200 Multifunction
Router EVA iSCSI Quick Start Instructions for Microsoft Windows, the HP Multifunction Router FCIP
Quick Start Instructions, and the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide, available on the HP
Manuals website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
Under Storage, click Storage Networking, and then under Routers/Gateways/Multiplexers, select HP
MPX200 Multifunction Router.

Management software
Management software for MPX200 iSCSI and FCoE for P6000 EVA is available for download at the
following HP website:
1. For HP P6000 Command View, go to http://www.hp.com/support/downloads.
2. Under Storage, click Storage Software.
3. Under Storage Device Management Software, select HP P6000 Command View Software.
Management software for MPX200 iSCSI with HP P10000 3PAR V-Class, 3PAR F-Class, T-Class,
XP24000/20000, and MPX200 data migration is available for download at the following HP website:
1. For mpx Manager, go to http://www.hp.com/go/MPX200.
2. Under Support, click Support & Drivers.
3. Under Tasks for HP MPX200 Multifunction Router, click Download drivers and software.
4. Under Select your product, select HP MPX200 10-1GbE Base Multifunction Router.
5. Under Select operating system, select the operating system.
6. Under Utility select HP Storage MPX200 Data Migration GUI or HP Storage Data Migration Utilities
kit for MPX200.

FCoE notes
Command View EVA auto-presented offline targets
In a configuration with multiple MPX200 Multifunction Routers (different chassis enclosures) within the
same FC zone, auto-presented offline targets for the FCoE ports will display under the P6000 Command
View iSCSI controller FC Ports tab.

LUN 0 presentation for MPX200 FCoE/iSCSI target

When managing an P6000 EVA using an FCoE/iSCSI CNA-based server with MPX200 FCoE/iSCSI
target connectivity, un-presenting the last FCoE/iSCSI LUN from the MPX200 FCoE/iSCSI Controller
may cause Command View to lose communication with the array. To resolve this problem, use the
MPX200 CLI to present LUN 0 from each EVA Fibre Channel target WWN to each of the MPX200
FCoE/iSCSI ports, and to each of the management server's FCoE/iSCSI CNA ports. If you use a
dual-blade MPX200 chassis, you must execute this presentation process for both MPX200 Blades.

Data migration notes

Lefthand P4000 DSM does not support cutting in P4000 iSCSI data paths from the MPX during
Online Migration setup
The Lefthand P4000 DSM is not supported when cutting in P4000 iSCSI data paths from the MPX for
online migration due to an issue with how the DSM handles mode pages and ALUA from the P4000
through the MPX. A new Lefthand DSM at a later date will address this problem. The Microsoft MPIO
is fully supported for both Windows 2003 and 2008 and is the only multipath software supported for
cutting in P4000 iSCSI data paths between the server to the MPX.

Installation instructions

Workaround: To cut in MPX data paths using the Lefthand DSM, first stop I/O to the P4000 array,
logout of the direct iSCSI connections between the server and P4000, then login to the P4000 targets
on the MPX. At this point normal online migration jobs may be configured between P4000 source
LUNs and destination LUNs.

Data migration documentation

For information about configuring online and offline data migration, see the MPX200 Multifunction
Router Data Migration Solution Guide. This document is available at: http://hp.com/go/mpx200.

mpx Manager for Data Migration

The HP mpx Manager GUI application is used to manage the MPX200 Data Migration Services. The
HP mpx Manager for Windows, Linux, and Apple OS X is available at:
http://hp.com/go/mpx200. For details see Management software (page 6)
See Table 1 (page 7) for the mpx Manager for hardware and software requirements.
Table 1 mpx Manager requirements
Software/hardware

Supported versions/minimum requirements

Operating system

Windows:
Windows 2003
Windows 2008
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Linux:
Red Hat v4.x and v5.2 Enterprise
SuSe v9.x and v10.x Enterprise
Apple:
Mac OS X v10.4

Memory

256 MB minimum

Disk space

150 MB

Processor

500 mHz or faster

Hardware

CD-ROM drive, RJ-45 Ethernet port, RS232 serial port (optional)

Internet browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and later

Netscape Navigator 4.72 and later
Mozilla 1.02 and later
Safari Java 2 Runtime Environment to support web applet

iSCSI notes
Management of the MPX200 iSCSI configuration with 3PAR and XP24000/20000 storage systems
is provided through the mpx Manager software or the MPX200 CLI. The mpx Manager software is
available at: http://hp.com/go/mpx200.

Mac server sleep mode

The ATTO Mac iSCSI Initiator does not support Mac server sleep mode. If sleep mode is enabled, and
the Mac server goes to sleep, the initiator can lose iSCSI connectivity to the logical unit numbers (LUNs).
If the ATTO Mac iSCSI Initiator is installed, disable Mac server sleep mode.

Management software

Windows drops the IP connection

Certain I/O workloads can cause Windows to drop the IP connection, resulting in removal of a LUN.
To restore the IP connection, reboot the system. To avoid dropped connections:

Reduce the I/O workload.

Reduce the application transfer size.

Windows registry modifications

CAUTION: Use the Registry Editor at your own risk. Using it incorrectly can cause serious problems
that require reinstallation of the operating system. Be sure to back up the registry before making any
changes.
If you use a method other than the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router Windows software kit to update,
you add the Tcp1323Opts and Disk TimeOutValue to the registry.
Timestamps enable TCP to accurately measure round-trip time (RTT) to adjust retransmission timeouts.
The timestamps option provides two 4-byte timestamp fields in the TCP header. One field records the
time of the initial transmission; the other field records the time on the remote host.
There are two methods to add Tcp1323Opts to the registry. HP recommends that you use the first
method.
IMPORTANT: When you install the Windows iSCSI initiator from the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router
Windows software kit, Tcp1323Opts is added to the registry automatically.

Method 1
To enable timestamps, under:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters, set the Tcp1323Opts
entry to REG_DWORD = 2.
To extend the timeout period, under: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\Disk, set
the TimeOutValue entry to REG_DWORD = 120.

Method 2
Make the change to the registry, or cut and paste the following lines to a text file named:
tcp1323opts.reg:
tcp1323opts.reg.
:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000002

Double-click the tcp1323opts.reg file to add the changes to the registry for the iSCSI initiator.

Effective date
July 2012

Effective date