HPE Storage Connection Manager for Windows

The HPE Storage Connection Manager for Windows manages iSCSI connections from the host to volumes on HPE Storage arrays. Instead of requiring that the full set of iSCSI network interfaces be advertised at the time of discovery, the array OS requires that only one IP address per subnet (the iSCSI discovery IP address) be advertised. Having one IP address simplifies the configuration of multiple connections and MPIO.

You do not need to make manual connections to the appropriate interfaces or worry about how many connections an array hosting a volume has. Connections made to the same address (group target portal) are redirected to the appropriate distribution of iSCSI network interfaces.

You install the HPE Storage Connection Manager using the HPE Storage Windows Toolkit installer. HPE Storage Connection Manager allows you to add or remove iSCSI connections, or to include or exclude network adapters that are used for iSCSI connections.

HPE strongly recommends that you use the HPE Storage Connection Manager in place of the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and the Microsoft MPIO utility when you set up your network iSCSI connections to the Storage group.