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application must be configured on the machine that will access the iSCSI drives
in this machine.
iSCSI Initiator Name
Only IQN (iSCSI Qualified Names) names are accepted. For more information on
iSCSI, research RFC 3720 and RFC 3721 at the Internet Engineering Task Force
website (IETF -- www.ietf.org).
Add an Attempt
The settings on this section are setup parameters to connect to a remote iSCSI device.
MAC 00:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (x4)
For each network connection designated by a unique MAC address as above, the
following options are displayed:
iSCSI Attempt Name
- assign a unique name to this attempt.
iSCSI Mode
- select Enabled or
Disabled
Internet Protocol
- Select
IP4
, IP6 or Autoconfigure.
Connection Retry Count
- if the initial connection fails or times out, this is how
many times an attempt will be made to connect.
Connection Establishing Timeout
- This is the time in milliseconds the system
will wait for a connection until it times out. The minimum is 100ms and the
maximum is 20 secs.
ISID
- This is the OUI-format ISID. The default value is taken from the device's
MAC address. Only the last 3 bytes are configurable.
Enable DHCP
- Select Enabled to allow a DHCP server to assign the IP ad-
dresses for this attempt. If this is set to
Disabled
, then you need to enter the
Initiator IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway manually.
Target Name
- Enter the qualified domain name of the target iSCSI device.
Target IP Address
- Enter the IP Address of the target iSCSI device.
Target Port
- Enter the port address of the target iSCSI device.
Boot LUN
- This is the target's LU number in Hexadecimal format.
Authentication Type
- Select
CHAP
or None.
If CHAP is selected above:
CHAP Type
- Select
One Way
or Mutual.
CHAP Secret
- Assign a secret word that is also defined in the target iSCSI
device. Minimum length is 12 bytes and maximum is 16 bytes.
When finished, select Save Changes.
