Presenting iSCSI Hosts as Virtual Fibre Channel Hosts
The IPS module or MPS-14/2 module connects to the Fibre Channel storage devices on behalf of the iSCSI host to send commands and transfer data to and from the storage devices. These modules use a virtual Fibre Channel N port to access the Fibre Channel storage devices on behalf of the iSCSI host. iSCSI hosts are identified by either an iSCSI qualified name (IQN) or an IP address. iSCSI hosts can be identified in either of these two ways:
- iSCSI qualified name (IQN)
An iSCSI initiator is identified based on the iSCSI node name it provides in the iSCSI login. This mode can be useful if an iSCSI host has multiple IP addresses and you want to provide the same service, independent of the IP address used by the host.
- IP address
An iSCSI initiator is identified based on the IP address of the iSCSI host. This mode is useful if an iSCSI host has multiple IP addresses and you want to provide different services, based on the IP address used by the host. It is also easier to get the IP address of a host compared to getting the iSCSI node name.
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