PRODUCT BULLETIN
PB-iSCSI-Windows-Host-Utilities-3.0-for-Native-OS-0107
iSCSI Windows® Host
Utilities 3.0 for Native OS
Last Updated: 11 January 2007
Original Date: 11 January 2007
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CONFIDENTIAL |
Revision History
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Date of Revision |
Summary of Change |
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11 January 2007 |
Initial version |
1.
Summary
2.
What's New?
3.
Sales Tools
1. Summary
This product bulletin announces the availability of the iSCSI Windows
Host Utilities 3.0 for Native OS for First Customer Ship.
The iSCSI Windows Host Utilities is a set of documentation and utilities for simplifying configuration and troubleshooting Windows iSCSI deployments.
2. What's New?
The iSCSI Windows Host Utilities 3.0 for Native OS
is the follow-on release of the Windows iSCSI Support Kit 2.2. The naming
scheme has been changed to match that of Fibre Channel Host Utilities.
1. Support
for Microsoft® software iSCSI
initiator, version 2.03. Microsoft released this version with some fixes for
MPIO and software iSCSI boot support.
2. Support
for Microsoft software iSCSI initiator on IA-64 platforms. Microsoft has
supported IA-64 platforms with their software initiator, but previously NetApp
deferred iSCSI on IA-64 platforms to PVR Required.
3. Support for additional Multiple Connection Sessions (MCS) policies. Previously, NetApp supported only the Round-Robin MCS policy when using the Microsoft software initiator with Data ONTAP® 7.1 or later. Now all MCS policies implemented by the Microsoft software initiator are supported by NetApp:
· Round Robin
· Round Robin with Subset of Paths (Note: See the Release Notes for the iSCSI Windows Host Utilities for a workaround to a known issue.)
· Weighted Paths
· Least Queue Depth
3. Sales Tools (Sales Guides, Training Presentations, SE Presentations)
· TR 3441: iSCSI Multipathing Possibilities on Windows with Data ONTAP 7.1
4. Customer-Ready Tools (Customer Presentations, Datasheets)
· Not applicable.
Supported
platforms
The following table lists the configurations
supported by the iSCSI Windows Host Utilities.
|
Host CPU |
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x86 ·
x64
(AMD64, EM64T) ·
IA64 |
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Host OS |
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Windows
2000 SE SP4 ·
Windows
2000 EE SP4 ·
Windows
Server 2003 SE ·
Windows
Server 2003 EE ·
Windows
Server 2003 R2 SE ·
Windows
Server 2003 R2 EE |
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Data ONTAP |
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7.0.5 ·
7.1.1,
7.1.1.1 ·
7.2,
7.2.1 |
Unsupported platforms
The following configuration is not supported by the
iSCSI Windows Host Utilities:
·
Data ONTAP DSM 3.0. The Data ONTAP DSM
does not support iSCSI.
There is no license, part
number, or price for this product offering.
Software Subscription Plans
Not applicable to iSCSI Host Utilities.
Upgrades
Not
applicable to iSCSI Host Utilities. New versions of
iSCSI Host Utilities are released periodically. See
the iSCSI Support Matrix for the latest support
information.
Quoting
Not applicable to NetApp iSCSI Host Utilities, which are available
free of charge.
Product Availability
The Microsoft
iSCSI software initiator 2.03 is available free of charge for download from Microsoft.com. The Microsoft iSCSI DSM is
included in this initiator bundle. Documentation is also available from Microsoft.
NetApp iSCSI Host Utilities and Support Kits are available for download from NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) free of charge.
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 HBAs.
Not applicable.
See the SAN Host Support Matrix for the latest information.
Contact Information: Please contact your Network Appliance sales or
channel partner representative with questions about this bulletin.
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