Create a VMkernel adapter on the hosts in the cluster
Procedure
1
In the vSphere Web Client, click the home icon.
2
Select one of the hosts in the cluster.
3
Navigate to
Manage
>
Networking
>
VMkernel adapters
.
4
Click the
Add host networking
icon to add a VMkernel adapter with the distributed port group
you created. The
Add Networking
window is displayed.
5
In the
Select connection type
window select
VMkernel Network Adapter
.
6
In the
Select target device
window choose
Select an existing network
and click
Browse
.
7
Select the distributed portgroup you created in the previous steps.
8
In the
IPv4 settings
window select
Use the static IPv4 setting
. This is defined according to your
network environment.
9
In the
Ready to complete
window, review your entries and then click
Finish
to complete the
VMkernel creation.
Results
The newly added VMkernel adapter is displayed and the detail info is shown in the lower panel. The
network configuration for iSCSI on the host is finished.
Set up an active software iSCSI adapter
Before you begin
Note:
The external iSCSI storage should already be prepared as required for your environment. this
procedure does not cover the details of creating volumes used as external iSCSI storage.
Procedure
1
In the left panel of the vSphere Web Client, click
vCenter
>
Hosts and Clusters
and select the
ESXi host you previously configured.
2
Click
Manage
>
Storage Adapters
and click the
Add
(
+
) button to add a software iSCSI adapter.
3
In the
Add Software iSCSI Adapter
window, click
OK
. If needed, you can further configure the
adapter in the
Adapter Details
section. The newly added storage adapter is displayed in the
Storage Adapters
list.
External storage
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