User-Supplied Items - Hitachi AMS 2100 Getting Started Manual

2. User-supplied items

To complete your installation, you need the following items.
Requirements for all installations
• A personal computer (PC) that will act as a management console (see
Requirements for management on page
• A host server configured as described under
on page 6
• Internet access and a supported browser, with pop-up blockers disabled
(see
• Optional: A standard 19-inch rack, mounting hardware, and rack-
mounting documentation if the storage system is to be rack mounted
1 Gbps iSCSI installation requirements
• An IP address, subnet mask, gateway (if applicable), and 5e or
category 6 Ethernet cable for each 1Gbps iSCSI data port that will
connect to your storage network.
• A host server that contains at least one iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA)
or network-interface card (NIC), and a supported iSCSI initiator (see
Host server requirements on page
• Optional: a Gigabit Ethernet LAN switch for switch configurations
10 Gbps iSCSI installation requirements
• An IP address, subnet mask, gateway (if applicable), and a 50/125µm
multimode OM2 or OM3 cable for each 10 Gbps iSCSI data port that will
connect to your storage network
• A host server that contains at least one iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA)
or network-interface card (NIC), and a supported iSCSI initiator (see
Host server requirements on page
• Optional: a 10 Gbps Ethernet LAN switch for switch configurations
Fibre Channel installation requirements
• A multimode fiber-optic cable for each Fibre Channel port that will
connect to your storage network (see
• A host server that contains at least one Fibre Channel host bus adapter
(HBA) (see
• Optional: a Fibre Channel switch for switch configurations
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Requirements for management on page
Host server requirements on page
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Host server requirements
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Table 1-1 on page
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