Fujitsu (ISCSI) for VMware ESX Computer Drive User Manual


 
Preface
ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User’s Guide -Server Connection- (iSCSI) for VMware® ESX
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Other names
"iSCSI port" refers to an iSCSI interface module used in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage
systems to connect to the server.
"LAN card" refers to the iSCSI interface module normally used in the server. An "onboard
LAN", "network interface card" (NIC), "LAN adapter", or "LAN board" may be used instead.
"iSCSI cable" refers to the cable that is used to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage
system and server over an iSCSI interface. "Ethernet cable", "LAN cable", and "twisted pair
cable" are alternative names for this cable.
"VMware ESX" refers to "VMware vSphere" and "VMware Infrastructure 3", which are
datacenter solutions from VMware that virtualize the storage and networking system.
The name "VMware vSphere" and "VMware Infrastructure 3" are used in specific datacenter
sections.
Italics are used to show variables such as values and characters that appear in command
parameters and output examples.
ETERNUS Disk storage system models
The following naming conventions are used to describe ETERNUS Disk storage system models
in this manual.
Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
ETERNUS Disk storage system model Naming conventions
ETERNUS DX60 S2/DX80 S2/DX90 S2
ETERNUS DX410 S2/DX440 S2
ETERNUS DX8100 S2/DX8700 S2
ETERNUS DX60/DX80
ETERNUS DX410/DX440
ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700
ETERNUS DX Disk storage system
ETERNUS DX60/DX80
ETERNUS DX410/DX440
ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700
ETERNUS DX Disk storage system (excluding S2)
ETERNUS DX410 S2/DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX400 S2 series
ETERNUS DX8100 S2/DX8700 S2 ETERNUS DX8000 S2 series
ETERNUS DX410/DX440 ETERNUS DX400 series
ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700 ETERNUS DX8000 series