
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays
VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5
D-Link Systems, Inc. Page
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December 2, 2009
Configure iSCSI storage on ESX 3.5 Server
Connect to the ESX server/Virtual Center using VI Client and follow the steps below. 1. Go to
the configuration tab and select
Storage Adapters
. Select the iSCSI Software Adapter and click
Rescan
. The newly created iSCSI target and LUN should be visible from the ESX server.
Figure 18:
iSCSI target and LUNs as visible through VI client
2. Go to the configuration tab and select
Storage
. Click on
Add Storage
, select
Disk/Lun
and click
Next
. Select the newly added storage and click
Next
.
3. Select the newly created iSCSI LUN and click
Next
.
4. Review the disk layout and click
Next
5. Provide a name for the VMFS datastore and click
Next.
6. Select the appropriate block size and capacity for the VMFS datastore and click
Next.
7. Review the disk layout and click
Finish
to create the VMFS datastore. The new datastore is
now ready to be used for storing virtual machine images.