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· AIX iSCSI HBA – firmware 2.0.0.57 required for fixes in order to support the iSCSI HBA in CFO configurations. The IBM part numbers for these HBAs are:

o QLogic iSCSI Expansion Card for BladeCenter (PN 32R1923)

o IBM iSCSI Copper System P Server Adapter (PN 03N6056)

o IBM iSCSI Optical System P Server Adapter (PN 03N6058)

· AIX MPIO – IBM requires use of the AIX iSCSI HBA on both IBM Series P and IBM BladeCenter JS blade servers.

· AIX HA/CMP – IBM requires use of the AIX iSCSI HBA for AIX HA/CMP support with IBM Series P servers. IBM does not support HA/CMP with AIX iSCSI on the IBM BladeCenter (JS blades), even though IBM offers an iSCSI mezzanine card for JS blades.

3. Sales Tools (Sales Guides, Training Presentations, SE Presentations)

Not applicable.

4. Customer-Ready Tools (Customer Presentations, Datasheets)

Not applicable.

5. System Requirements

Supported platforms

The following table lists the hardware and software platforms supported by the iSCSI AIX Host Utilities 3.0 for Native OS:

IBM Series P
Host OS	AIX 5.3 TL5 SP6, AIX 5.2 TL9 SP6
Host Multipath IO	AIX MPIO (requires iSCSI HBA)
Host Clustering	AIX HA/CMP (requires iSCSI HBA)
Data ONTAP	7.1.2, 7.1.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.2L1

IBM BladeCenter (JS blades)
Host OS	AIX 5.3 TL5 SP6, AIX 5.2 TL9 SP6
Host Multipath IO	AIX MPIO (requires iSCSI HBA)
Host Clustering	Not supported (limitation by IBM)
Data ONTAP	7.1.2, 7.1.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.2L1

Unsupported platforms

The following lists limitations of hardware and software platform support for the iSCSI AIX Host Utilities 3.0 for Native OS:

· ALUA with iSCSI is not supported.

· AIX native s/w iSCSI initiator is not supported with iSCSI AIX Host Utilities 3.0 due to known differences in the parameter setting between s/w iSCSI and iSCSI HBA. The AIX iSCSI Support Kit 1.1 is recommended for the native AIX s/w iSCSI initiator.

6. Product Information

There is no license, part number, or price for this product offering.

Software Subscription Plans

Not applicable.

Upgrades

Not applicable. New versions of iSCSI Host Utilities are released periodically. Please see the SAN Support Matrix for the latest information.

Quoting

Not applicable. iSCSI Host Utilities are free of charge.

Product Availability

NetApp support for the AIX iSCSI HBA requires firmware 2.0.0.57 or higher. This firmware is available from IBM only. Please have customers contact their IBM representative for the iSCSI HBA firmware.

NetApp iSCSI Host Utilities and Support Kits are available for download from NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) free of charge, with a valid NOW login ID.

NetApp continues to offer the Data ONTAP® iSCSI licenses free of charge to customers who meet the program requirements. Details of the free iSCSI license enablement program are available here. iSCSI in Data ONTAP is also supported over the Data ONTAP supported TCP/IP Off-load Engines (TOEs) and iSCSI Target cards.

7. Regulatory Compliance

Products need to be validated against the NetApp Regulatory Compliance Country List prior to order submission. The list is available at PartnerCenter Compliance Information. This is required to ensure that products are being sold only in the countries in which NetApp has received regulatory compliance certification. For further information on this requirement please see the Regulatory Compliance Verification Product Bulletin.

8. Warranty and Service

Not applicable.

9. Additional Information

See the SAN Host Support Matrix for the latest information.

Contact Information: Please contact your Network Appliance sales or channel partner representative with questions concerning this bulletin.

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