Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays iSCSI Initiator a - Page 4

E Con Your IBM AIX Operating System

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B Configure Your VMware Environment 18 Set iSCSI Login Timeout Value on vSphere 5.1 and 5.0 18 Storage Heartbeat on vSphere 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0...18 C Configure Your Linux Operating System 20 Configure SCSI Device Settings Using the udev Facility 20 Increase SCSI Device Timeout Value to Avoid Disk I/O Timeouts 20 Increase SCSI Device Read-Ahead Buffer Size 20 Change SCSI Device I/O Scheduler Algorithm 20 Configure iSCSI Settings Using the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf File 20 Change FastAbort Setting in iSCSI Configuration File 20 Change node.startup Setting to Avoid Login Storms 20 Configure Linux Networking...21 Disable Generic Receive Offload...21 Enable Flow Control...21 Enable Jumbo Frames...21 Avoid ARP Flux...21 Loosen IPv4 Reverse Path Filtering...21 Summary of Recommended Changes...22 D Configure Your Solaris 10 Operating System 23 Zero-Length Volumes...23 E Configure Your IBM AIX Operating System 24 iSCSI Initiators Lose Volume Connectivity...24 4

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B Configure Your VMware Environment
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Set iSCSI Login Timeout Value on vSphere 5.1 and 5.0
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Storage Heartbeat on vSphere 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0
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C Configure Your Linux Operating System
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Configure SCSI Device Settings Using the udev Facility
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Increase SCSI Device Timeout Value to Avoid Disk I/O Timeouts
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Increase SCSI Device Read-Ahead Buffer Size
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Change SCSI Device I/O Scheduler Algorithm
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Configure iSCSI Settings Using the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf File
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Change FastAbort Setting in iSCSI Configuration File
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Change node.startup Setting to Avoid Login Storms
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Configure Linux Networking
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Disable Generic Receive Offload
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Enable Flow Control
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Enable Jumbo Frames
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Avoid ARP Flux
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Loosen IPv4 Reverse Path Filtering
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Summary of Recommended Changes
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D Configure Your Solaris 10 Operating System
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Zero-Length Volumes
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E Configure Your IBM AIX Operating System
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iSCSI Initiators Lose Volume Connectivity
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