How do I find out the compatability of an 'iscsi initiator' on an ethernet card?
I've started a new job and I've been tasked with setting up a p630 running 5.3 with some new SAN storage. In my previous company all our SAN connections were done via fscsi interfaces using fiber to Hitachi kit. However I've been told here that they're using iscsi connections and its a bit of a black art to me at the mo.
I've done some basic checks without seeing anything to do with iscsi and ethernet combined:
lslpp -l | grep -i iscsi
devices.common.IBM.iscsi.rte 5.3.0.60 COMMITTED Common iSCSI Files
devices.iscsi.disk.rte 5.3.0.60 COMMITTED iSCSI Disk Software
devices.iscsi.tape.rte 5.3.0.30 COMMITTED iSCSI Tape Software
devices.iscsi_sw.rte 5.3.0.60 COMMITTED iSCSI Software Device Driver
lsdev -C | grep iscsi
iscsi0 Available iSCSI Protocol Device
lsattr -El iscsi0
disc_filename /etc/iscsi/targets Configuration file False
disc_policy file Discovery Policy True
initiator_name iqn.localhost.hostid.00000000 iSCSI Initiator Name True
max_targets 16 Maximum Targets Allowed True
num_cmd_elems 200 Maximum number of commands to queue to driver True
lsattr -El ent0
alt_addr 0x000000000000 Alternate Ethernet Address True
busintr 83 Bus interrupt level False
busmem 0xc0030000 Bus memory address False
chksum_offload yes Enable hardware transmit and receive checksum True
intr_priority 3 Interrupt priority False
ipsec_offload no IPsec Offload True
large_send yes Enable TCP Large Send Offload True
media_speed Auto_Negotiation Media Speed True
poll_link no Enable Link Polling True
poll_link_timer 500 Time interval for Link Polling True
rom_mem 0xc0000000 ROM memory address False
rx_hog 1000 RX Descriptors per RX Interrupt True
rxbuf_pool_sz 1024 Receive Buffer Pool Size True
rxdesc_que_sz 512 RX Descriptor Queue Size True
slih_hog 10 Interrupt Events per Interrupt True
tx_preload 1520 TX Preload Value True
tx_que_sz 8192 Software TX Queue Size True
txdesc_que_sz 512 TX Descriptor Queue Size True
use_alt_addr no Enable Alternate Ethernet Address True
Anyone care to enlighten me as to how I find out?
Thanks.
