Note:  Ethernet link aggregation (port trunking) or  channel bonding  for the Storwize V7000  nodes’ Ethernet ports is not supported for the 1 Gbps ports. This section covers general preferences that are related to iSCSI. An iSCSI client, which is known as an iSCSI  initiator ,  sends SCSI commands over an IP  network to an iSCSI target. A single iSCSI initiator or iSCSI target is called an  iSCSI node .  You can use the following types of iSCSI initiators in host systems: Make sure that iSCSI initiators, targets, or both that you plan to use are supported. Use the  following websites for reference: A Storwize V7000 cluster can provide up to eight iSCSI targets, one per node. Each Storwize  V7000 node has its own IQN, which, by default, is in the following form:  An alias string can also be associated with an iSCSI node. The alias enables an organization  to associate a string with the iSCSI name. However, the alias string is not a substitute for the  iSCSI name. Note:  The cluster name and node name form part of the IQN. Changing any of them might  require reconfiguration of all iSCSI nodes that communicate with the Storwize V7000. IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.2.1 introduced support for iSER host attachment for the Storwize  V7000 Gen2+ by using RoCE or iWARP transport protocol, depending on HBA hardware and  host platforms that provide the following components: The system supports node-to-node connections that use Ethernet protocols that support  remote direct memory access (RDMA) technology, such as RDMA over Converged Ethernet  (RoCE) or iWARP.  GLYPH<SM590000> HyperSwap (SVC/Storwize) GLYPH<SM590000> IBM SAN Volume Controller or Storwize inter-node communication GLYPH<SM590000> A fully Ethernet based infrastructure (no Fibre Channel) in the Data center  iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.< clustername >.< nodename > GLYPH<SM590000> hIBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)  GLYPH<SM590000> IBM Knowledge Center for IBM Storwize V7000  GLYPH<SM590000> IBM Storwize V7000 V8.1 Support page  GLYPH<SM590000> Software initiator: Available for most operating systems (OS), including AIX, Linux, and  Windows. GLYPH<SM590000> Hardware initiator: Implemented as a network adapter with an integrated iSCSI processing  unit, which is also known as an  iSCSI HBA . 3.7.3 General recommendation Planning for host attachments iSCSI qualified name 3.7.4 iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER) 62  Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.2.1