Learn about the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter (HBA) for IBM System i5™ and eServer™ i5 integrated xSeries® systems.
IBM® supports attachment of IBM eServer, xSeries and BladeCenter® blade servers to an IBM System i5 and eServer i5 system using an iSCSI network. This implementation uses iSCSI host bus adapters (iSCSI HBAs) and provides systems management and disk consolidation features. Attachment of servers via iSCSI HBAs requires i5/OS® V5R4.
Overview
For a technical overview of the iSCSI HBA that includes benefits, hardware summary, supported operating systems, and more, see iSCSI host bus adapter at www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/iscsi/.
Installation
For instructions on installing a PCI adapter, see the PCI adapters topic.
Connecting IBM eServer, xSeries and BladeCenter blade servers to an IBM System i5 and eServer i5 system requires additional installation steps beyond the physical installation of the iSCSI HBA PCI adapter. For additional instructions, see the iSCSI install read me first Web page at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/iscsi/readme/.