Dell PowerVault 700N Dell PowerVault NAS Solution iSCSI Deployment Guide - Page 46

Using the Advanced Option You can use the Advanced option to perform the following functions: • Go to iSCSI Initiator Properties→ Targets tab→ LogOn...→ Log On to Target window→ Advanced option. The Advanced Settings screen appears and consists of two tabs namely-Advanced and IPSec. The General tab allows you to set CRC/Checksum, CHAP and choose source IP address and Target Portal-IP address of iSCSI Target. You can use the Multi-path option to configure load balancing and failover settings. • In the Advanced Settings window, the Advanced tab provides a drop-down menu for all the source (Initiator) IP addresses and a drop-down menu for all Target portal addresses. In an iSCSI Initiator-Target connection, the Target solution manages the actual paths and IP addresses internally. If you are using different Target solutions, you can choose the IP address for multi-path operations from the list. a Log on and select the combination of source IP address and Target IP address. b Log in separately to configure multiple connections for the same Target device. • In the Advanced Settings window, the IPSec tab allows you to configure IPSec settings. If you enable IPSec, all IP packets sent during data transfers are encrypted and authenticated. A common key is set on all IP portals, allowing all peers to authenticate each other and negotiate packet encryption. Verifying the Properties of the Targets that are Connected Go to iSCSI Initiator Properties→ Targets→ highlight the Target that is Connected and click Details. The Target properties screen is displayed and consists of three tabs namely-Sessions, Devices, and Properties. The following sections provide more details about these tabs. Sessions Tab The Sessions tab provides information about the Session Identifier, Session properties, and Sessions Connections. This tab allows you to Log off sessions. 46 Appendix