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Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator, Setup, Enabling iSCSI on the C-Series switch

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• All non-HP multi-pathing products except for Microsoft MPIO for Windows Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator The IP host uses its NICs and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator to enable iSCSI. The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator is configured with the GbE address of each iSCSI interface that the host will access. Setup Uninstall any installed version of the Microsoft Initiator before installing the current version. Download the iSCSI Initiator and User's Guide (uguide.doc) from the Microsoft web site (search for "iSCSI" at www.microsoft.com) and follow the installation instructions. See "Install the Microsoft iSCSI initiator" on page 16" for more information. In the Software Update Installation Wizard, at the Installation Options screen (Figure 24), select Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI. By default this value is disabled. Figure 24 Enabling multi-pathing support for iSCSI A Microsoft iSCSI Initiator icon is placed on the server desktop and in the control panel. See the Microsoft user guide for more information. Enabling iSCSI on the C-Series switch To enable the iSCSI feature, you must explicitly enable iSCSI on all switches connected to the iSCSI Initiators. By default, this feature is disabled on all C-Series switches. In the example, the subnets of the switches match the static IPs assigned to the two NICs in the blade server. One switch has an IP address of 20.20.20.1 for its GigE port, and the other switch has an IP address of 20.20.21.1 for its GigE port. C-Series iSCSI 31

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All non-HP multi-pathing products except for Microsoft MPIO for Windows
Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
The IP host uses its NICs and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator to enable iSCSI. The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator is
con
fi
gured with the GbE address of each iSCSI interface that the host will access.
Setup
Uninstall any installed version of the Microsoft Initiator before installing the current version. Download
the
iSCSI Initiator and User’s Guide
(
uguide.doc
) from the Microsoft web site (search for “iSCSI”
at www.microsoft.com) and follow the installation instructions. See "
Install the Microsoft iSCSI
initiator
" on page 16“ for more information.
In the Software Update Installation Wizard, at the Installation Options screen (
Figure 24
), select
Microsoft
MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI
. By default this value is disabled.
Figure 24 Enabling multi-pathing support for iSCSI
A Microsoft iSCSI Initiator icon is placed on the server desktop and in the control panel. See the
Microsoft user guide for more information.
Enabling iSCSI on the C-Series switch
To enable the iSCSI feature, you must explicitly enable iSCSI on all switches connected to the iSCSI
Initiators. By default, this feature is disabled on all C-Series switches.
In the example, the subnets of the switches match the static IPs assigned to the two NICs in the blade
server. One switch has an IP address of 20.20.20.1 for its GigE port, and the other switch has an IP
address of 20.20.21.1 for its GigE port.
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