Dell PowerVault MD Series, Administrator'S Manual

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Changing The iSCSI Target Identification
You cannot change the iSCSI target name, but you can associate an alias with the target for simpler identification.
Aliases are useful because the iSCSI target names are not intuitive. Provide an iSCSI target alias that is meaningful and
easy to remember.
To change the iSCSI target identification:
1. In the AMW, select the Setup tab.
2. Select Manage iSCSI Settings.
The Manage iSCSI Settings window is displayed.
3. Select the Target Configuration tab.
4. Type the alias in iSCSI alias.
5. Click OK.
NOTE: Aliases can contain up to 30 characters. Aliases can include letters, numbers, and the special
characters underscore (_), minus (-), and pound sign (#). No other special characters are permitted.
NOTE: Open iSCSI (which is used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with SP
1) does not support using target alias.
Changing The iSCSI Target Discovery Settings
To change the iSCSI target discovery settings:
1. In the AMW, select the Setup tab.
2. Select Manage iSCSI Settings.
The Manage iSCSI Settings window is displayed.
3. Select the Target Discovery tab.
4. Select Use iSNS to activate iSCSI target discovery.
5. To activate iSCSI target discovery, you can use one of the following methods:
– Select Obtain configuration automatically from DHCP server to automatically activate target discovery for
IPv4 settings using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). You can also refresh the DHCP.
– Select Specify Configuration, and type the IPv4 address to activate the target discovery.
– Type the iSNS server IP address in the IPv6 settings area to activate the target discovery.
NOTE: After you manually enter an IP address, you can also click Advanced to configure the customized TCP
listening ports.
NOTE: If you do not want to allow discovery sessions that are not named, select Disallow un-named discovery
sessions.
NOTE: Un-named discovery sessions are discovery sessions that are permitted to run without a target name.
With an un-named discovery session, the target name or the target portal group tag is not available to enforce
the iSCSI session identifier (ISID) rule.
6. Click OK.
Configuring The iSCSI Host Ports
The default method for configuring the iSCSI host ports, for IPv4 addressing, is DHCP. Always use this method unless
your network does not have a DHCP server. It is advisable to assign static DHCP addresses to the iSCSI ports to ensure
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