10–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Offload on VMware Server
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Similar to bnx2fc, bnx2i is a kernel mode driver used to provide a translation layer
between the VMware SCSI stack and the QLogic iSCSI firmware/hardware. Bnx2i
functions under the open-iscsi framework.
iSCSI traffic on the network may be isolated in a VLAN to segregate it from other
traffic. When this is the case, you must make the iSCSI interface on the adapter a
member of that VLAN.
To configure the VLAN using the vSphere client (GUI):
1.
Click the ESXi host.
2.
Click the
Configuration
tab.
3.
Click the
Networking
link, and then click
Properties
.
4.
Click the virtual switch/port groups in the
Ports
tab, and then click
Edit
.
5.
Click the
General
tab.
6.
Assign a VLAN number in VLAN ID (optional).
Figure 10-25. Assigning a VLAN Number
