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iSCSI Configuration for Red Hat or SUSE Linux, Setting Up an Out of the Box Cisco Initiator

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11 Select Configuration Settings in the Fast UTIL screen. Select Host Adapter Settings, ensure that there is a valid Initiator ip address, subnet mask and gateway. Hit Esc and when prompted, save changes. Note Set the initiator IP address to be static. 12 From CLI, create a logical either selecting the authentication to CHAP or none, and assign it to the qlogic HBA. 13 Select Configuration Settings and select ISCSI Boot Settings. Change the Adapter Boot Mode to be Manual. Select Primary Boot Device Setting and key in the IP address of the Target to SAN boot from. Hit ESC and save the changes. Note The IP address of the target and the Initiator should be on the same subnet. If the authentication type to discover the LUN is set to CHAP, ensure to set the secret and username, in Primary Boot Device Settings. 14 From the ISCSI Boot Settings screen, select Primary and hit Enter. The HBA discovers the target. Ensure that the target with a proper iscsi name is displayed in the screen: 15 Select Primary Boot Device Settings. 16 Save changes and reboot the system. During the Q-logic post, the boot LUN should be displayed with the iSCSI storage appliance build number as shown in the picture below. Change the system BIOS to boot from Q-logic HBA to install OS. 17 Load the OS CD, set the system BIOS to boot from the CD first, continue with the installation instruction, select Adaptec iscsi disk when prompted where to install. After the OS is completely installed, change the boot settings in the system BIOS to select Adaptec iscsi disk as the first boot device. iSCSI Configuration for Red Hat or SUSE Linux This section provides information on supported iSCSI HBAs and intiators for Red Hat and SuSE Linux operating systems. Setting Up an Out of the Box Cisco Initiator You can set up Cisco initiator for Red Hat Linux Enterprise Version 4.0 - U4/U5 using these steps. 1 Start the iscsi service. /etc/init.d/iscsi restart

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11
Select Configuration Settings in the Fast UTIL screen. Select Host Adapter
Settings, ensure that there is a valid Initiator ip address, subnet mask and
gateway. Hit Esc and when prompted, save changes.
Note
Set the initiator IP address to be static.
12
From CLI, create a logical either selecting the authentication to CHAP or none,
and assign it to the qlogic HBA.
13
Select Configuration Settings and select ISCSI Boot Settings. Change the Adapter
Boot Mode to be Manual. Select Primary Boot Device Setting and key in the IP
address of the Target to SAN boot from. Hit ESC and save the changes.
Note
The IP address of the target and the Initiator should be on the same subnet. If
the authentication type to discover the LUN is set to CHAP, ensure to set the secret
and username, in Primary Boot Device Settings.
14
From the ISCSI Boot Settings screen, select Primary and hit Enter. The HBA
discovers the target. Ensure that the target with a proper iscsi name is displayed
in the screen:
15
Select Primary Boot Device Settings.
16
Save changes and reboot the system. During the Q-logic post, the boot LUN
should be displayed with the iSCSI storage appliance build number as shown in
the picture below. Change the system BIOS to boot from Q-logic HBA to install
OS.
17
Load the OS CD, set the system BIOS to boot from the CD first, continue with the
installation instruction, select
Adaptec iscsi disk
when prompted where to
install. After the OS is completely installed, change the boot settings in the system
BIOS to select Adaptec iscsi disk as the first boot device.
iSCSI Configuration for Red Hat or SUSE Linux
This section provides information on supported iSCSI HBAs and intiators for Red
Hat and SuSE Linux operating systems.
Setting Up an Out of the Box Cisco Initiator
You can set up Cisco initiator for Red Hat Linux Enterprise Version 4.0 - U4/U5
using these steps.
1
Start the iscsi service.
/etc/init.d/iscsi restart