NOTE: IPSec is not supported.
7.
Click
OK
.
To support storage array controller failover, the host server must be connected to at least one iSCSI
port on each controller. Repeat step 3 through step 8 for each iSCSI port on the storage array that
you want to establish as failover targets. The Target Portal address is different for each port you
connected to.
NOTE: To enable the higher throughput of multipathing I/O, the host server must connect to
both iSCSI ports on each controller, ideally from separate host-side NICs. Repeat step 3
through step 7 for each iSCSI port on each controller. If using a duplex configuration, then
LUNs should also be balanced between the controllers.
The
Status
field on the
Targets
tab should now display as
Connected
.
8.
Click
OK
to close the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
NOTE: The system supports only round-robin load-balancing policies.
Connect To The Target Storage Array From the Host Server Using Windows
Server Core Version
1.
Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (if not already set):
sc \\<server_name>
config msiscsi start=auto
.
2.
Start the iSCSI service (if necessary):
sc start msiscsi
.
3.
Log on to the target:
iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget <Target_Name> <Report_To_PNP>
<Target_Portal_Address TCP_Port_Number_Of_Target_Portal> * * * <Login_Flags>
* * * * * <Username> <Password> <Authtype> * <Mapping_Count>
, where
•
<Target_Name>
is the target name as displayed in the target list. Use the iscsicli ListTargets
command to display the target list.
•
<Report_To_PNP>
is T, which exposes the LUN to the operating system as a storage device.
•
<Target_Portal_Address>
is the IP address of the iSCSI port on the controller being logged in
to.
•
<TCP_Port_Number_Of_Target_Portal>
is 3260.
•
<Login_Flags>
is 0x2 to enable multipathing for the target on the initiator. This value allows
more than one session to be logged in to a target at one time.
•
<Username>
is the initiator name.
•
<Password>
is the target CHAP secret.
•
<Authtype>
is either 0 for no authentication, 1 for Target CHAP, or 2 for Mutual CHAP.
NOTE: <
Username
>, <
Password
>, and <
Authtype
> are optional parameters. They can be
replaced with an asterisk (*) if CHAP is not used.
• Mapping_Count is 0, indicating that no mappings are specified and no further parameters are
required.
* * * An asterisk (*) represents the default value of a parameter. For example, your log on command
might look like this:
iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget iqn.1984-
05.com.dell:powervault.6001372000ffe3332xx0000046 72edf2 3260 T
192.168.130.101 * * * 0x2 * * * * * * * * * 0
.
To view active sessions to the target, run the following command:
iscsicli SessionList
.
To support storage array controller failover, the host server must be connected to at least one iSCSI
port on each controller. Repeat step 3 for each iSCSI port on the storage array that you want to
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