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Data Digest and Header Digest, Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

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3 Click Log On. 4 Select Automatically restore this connection when the system boots. 5 Select Enable multi-path. 6 Click Advanced and configure the following settings under the General tab: • Local Adapter-Must be set to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. • Source IP-The source IP address of the host server you want to connect from. • Target Portal-Select the iSCSI port on the storage array controller that you want to connect to. • Data Digest and Header Digest-Optionally, you can specify that a digest of data or header information be compiled during transmission to assist in troubleshooting. • CHAP logon information-If CHAP authentication is required, select this option and enter the Target secret. • Perform mutual authentication-If mutual CHAP authentication is configured, select this option. 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 MD32xxi 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: PowerVault MD32xxi supports only round robin load-balancing policies. Appendix-Manual Configuration 69

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Appendix—Manual Configuration
69
3
Click
Log On
.
4
Select
Automatically restore this connection when the system boots
.
5
Select
Enable multi-path
.
6
Click
Advanced
and configure the following settings under the
General
tab:
•
Local Adapter
—Must be set to
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
.
•
Source IP
—The source IP address of the host server you want to
connect from.
•
Target Portal
—Select the iSCSI port on the storage array controller
that you want to connect to.
•
Data Digest and Header Digest
—Optionally, you can specify that a
digest of data or header information be compiled during transmission
to assist in troubleshooting.
•
CHAP logon information
—If CHAP authentication is required,
select this option and enter the Target secret.
•
Perform mutual authentication
—If mutual CHAP authentication is
configured, select this option.
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 MD32
xx
i 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:
PowerVault MD32
xx
i supports only round robin load-balancing
policies.