Dell PowerVault 700N Dell PowerVault NAS Solution iSCSI Deployment Guide - Page 32

Disconnecting/Cleaning Up iSCSI Devices, From Initiator, From Target

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Disconnecting/Cleaning Up iSCSI Devices This section describes the procedure for cleanup operations to be performed on iSCSI devices. You must perform the procedure for cleanup operations on both iSCSI Target and iSCSI Initiator. From Initiator Disconnect an active connection with the Target by stopping the iSCSI I/O operations that are running on that Target device by performing the following steps: 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Microsoft iSCSI Initiator→ iSCSI Initiator Properties→ Targets tab. 2 Select the Target that is Connected and click Details. 3 The Target Properties screen appears. In the Sessions tab, select the check box beside the Identifier and click Logoff. The connection is disconnected. 4 In the iSCSI Initiator Properties screen, click the Persistent Targets tab and remove entries of persistent Targets. 5 If you want to remove Target IQN name entries, go to the Discovery tab and remove the IP address/DNS name of the PowerVault NAS storage system in the Target Portals section or remove the IP address/DNS name entry of the iSNS server. 6 Go to the Targets tab and click Refresh. The Target IQN name is not listed. From Target To remove virtual disks from the iSCSI Target, delete virtual disks by performing the following steps: 1 Go to PowerVault NAS Management Console→ Microsoft iSCSI Software Target→ iSCSI Targets. Select the Target and the associated virtual disks to be deleted. a The middle pane lists all virtual disks. Right-click the virtual disk to be deleted and select the Remove Virtual Disk From iSCSI Target option. b Repeat step a for all virtual disks associated with this Target. 2 To delete a Target, right-click on the Target, and select the Delete iSCSI Target option. Manually browse to locate the .vhd file associated with the Target and delete it. 32 Target Details

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Target Details
Disconnecting/Cleaning Up iSCSI Devices
This section describes the procedure for cleanup operations to be performed
on iSCSI devices. You must perform the procedure for cleanup operations on
both iSCSI Target and iSCSI Initiator.
From Initiator
Disconnect an active connection with the Target by stopping the iSCSI
I/O operations that are running on that Target device by performing the
following steps:
1
Click
Start
All Programs
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
iSCSI Initiator
Properties
Targets
tab.
2
Select the Target that is
Connected
and click
Details
.
3
The
Target Properties
screen appears. In the
Sessions
tab, select the check
box beside the Identifier and click
Logoff
. The connection is disconnected.
4
In the
iSCSI Initiator Properties
screen, click the
Persistent Targets
tab
and remove entries of persistent Targets.
5
If you want to remove Target IQN name entries, go to the
Discovery
tab
and remove the IP address/DNS name of the PowerVault NAS
storage
system in the
Target Portals
section or remove the IP address/DNS name
entry of the iSNS server.
6
Go to the
Targets
tab and click
Refresh
. The Target IQN name is not listed.
From Target
To remove virtual disks from the iSCSI Target, delete virtual disks by
performing the following steps:
1
Go to
PowerVault NAS Management Console
Microsoft iSCSI
Software Target
iSCSI Targets
.
Select the Target and the associated
virtual disks to be deleted.
a
The middle pane lists all virtual disks. Right-click the virtual disk to be
deleted and select the
Remove Virtual Disk From iSCSI Target
option.
b
Repeat step a for all virtual disks associated with this Target.
2
To delete a Target, right-click on the Target, and select the
Delete iSCSI
Target
option. Manually browse to locate the
.vhd
file associated with the
Target and delete it.