Configuring HP "Multifunction" NIC for iSCSI SAN

Solution 1:

Each NIC chip (that card only has one chip, each chip has two Ethernet ports) function as four separate devices. The OS will see two Ethernet NICs, one for each port. The OS will also see two iSCSI block devices, one for each port, which will not show up as Network Adapters. If you've got that, then you're on the right track.

First side note: Get HP's SUM/PSP and make sure the Firmware/Drivers/Management are updated or you'll be in a world of hurt, the original firmware and drivers have major issues.

You're configuration is substantially similar to mine. I'm running a P2000, pair of ProCurve 2510G switches, HP DL380 servers with the NC382i (integrated NICs, you've got -T which is the PCIe version of the same). This setup works quite well for my small cluster of Hyper-V hosts.

When you go to actually configure the targets and everything it gets a bit tricky, as half the configuration is in the BIOS (the HP NCU tool you've been using configures the same), and the other half in in Windows' mpiocpl and iscsicpl tools. If you're booting from iSCSI you'll have to make changes using the BIOS tool at boot time, the NCU tool will only allow limited changes, like none.

Second side note: Make sure the P2000's and the Hard Drives' firmware are updated as well. Similar problems... I swear HP should have paid me for helping them find every bug in their firmware.