Ethernet adapter attachment considerations for the iSCSI Gateway host

This section provides Ethernet adapter attachment considerations for the iSCSI Gateway host.

The iSCSI software driver resides on each host (initiator) and completes the connection to a storage device (target). You can only use the iSCSI software drivers (initiators) for the following host systems:

Windows^® 2000
Windows 2003
Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2.1 and above)

The iSCSI protocol is based on TCP/IP. The iSCSI protocol depends on TCP/IP addressing to identify the SCSI router lists and storage targets. You must install an Ethernet adapter Network Interface Card (NIC) in the host computer.

You can connect NICs of 10/100 or 10/100/1000 through CAT5 copper or fibre connector cables.

Note: For a list of open-systems hosts, the operating systems, adapters and switches that IBM^® supports, see the Interoperability Matrix at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/.