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iSCSI Configuration for VMware, Using the VI Client to Con iSCSI Services, Configuration Notes
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iSCSI Configuration for VMware This section provides information on the setup and configuration of the VMware ESX Server v3.x iSCSI initiator. For more information regarding installation and configuration of required VMware components, refer to the documentation included with the VMware ESX Server installation. Configuration Notes • When you install VMware ESX Server, the software iSCSI Initiator is automatically installed. Make sure ESX Server has a VMkernel port for iSCSI traffic and iSCSI port in the ESX Server Firewall is enabled. For more information about configuring your software/hardware iSCSi intiator, refer VMware iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide. • Upon discovering logical devices on the iSCSI Storage Appliance, the VMware ESX initiator will find all assigned logical devices and automatically log into them. If logical devices are distributed across multiple systems, you can use CHAP authentication to restrict the number of logical devices the VMware initiator can access. See "Controlling Access to Your IP SAN with Authentication" on page 85 for more information. • When adding a new ESX initiator to the Auto-discovery Control List, you must have the "uses permanent discovery session" option enabled. For more information refer "Modifying a Discovery Control List" on page 84. Using the VI Client to Configure iSCSI Services Follow the instructions in the VMware iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide, available at http://www.vmware.com to configure and enable your iSCSI service. To setup discovery address for iSCSI logical devices: 1 Login to VI Client and select the ESX server from the inventory panel. Select Configuration tab and click Storage Adapters. 2 Under Storage Adapters, select the iscsi initiator to configure and click Properties. The iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box appears. 3 Select Dynamic Discovery tab and click Add... to add ip address of your iSCSI storage appliance. 4 Click OK to save changes. To setup CHAP Parameters: 1 Select CHAP Authentication tab and click configure. 2 In the CHAP Authentication dialog box, select Use the following CHAP credentials and specify your CHAP username and password.
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