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Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a SLES 9 System You can install the iSCSI initiator software on SUSE® Linux Enterprise Servers (SLES) 9 SP3 systems either during or after operating system installation. To install the iSCSI initiator during SLES 9 installation: 1 At the YaST Installation Settings screen, click Change. 2 Click Software, then select Detailed Selection to see a complete list of packages. 3 Select Various Linux Tools, then select linux-iscsi. 4 Click Accept. If a dependencies window is displayed, click Continue and proceed with the installation. To install the iSCSI initiator after SLES 9 installation: 1 From the Start menu, select System YaST. 2 Select Software, then Install and Remove Software. 3 In the Search box, enter linux-iscsi. 4 When the linux-iscsi module is displayed, select it. 5 Click on Check Dependencies to determine if any dependencies exist. 6 If no dependencies are found, click Accept. Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a SLES 10 SP1 System You can install the iSCSI initiator software on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10 systems either during or after operating system installation. To install the iSCSI initiator during SLES 10 SP1 installation: 1 At the YaST Installation Settings screen, click Change. 2 Click Software, then select Search. 3 In the Search box, enter iscsi. 4 When the open-iscsi and yast2-iscsi-client modules are displayed, select them. 5 Click Accept. 6 If a dialog box regarding dependencies appears, click Continue and proceed with installation. Installing the iSCSI initiator after SLES 10 SP1 installation: 1 Select Desktop→ YaST→ Software→ Software Management. 2 Select Search. 3 In the Search box, enter iscsi. 22 Software Installation

Section	Page
Contents	3
Introduction	7
System Requirements	7
Management Station Hardware Requirements	7
Introduction to Storage Arrays	8
Hardware Installation	9
Storage Configuration Planning	9
About the Enclosure Connections	9
Cabling the Enclosure	10
Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy	10
Direct-Attached Solutions	10
Network-Attached Solutions	13
Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures	15
Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures	16
Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures	17
Software Installation	19
System Assembly and Startup	19
Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only)	19
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server	20
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server	20
Installing MD Storage Software	23
Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Windows)	23
Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux)	25
Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux)	27
Documentation for Windows Systems	28
Viewing Resource CD Contents	28
Installing the Manuals	28
Documentation for Linux Systems	29
Viewing Resource CD Contents	29
Installing the Manuals	30
Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration	31
Before You Start	31
Terminology	31
iSCSI Configuration Worksheet	32
Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array	35
Using iSNS	35
Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band management only)	36
Default Management Port Settings	36
Automatic Storage Array Discovery	36
Manual Storage Array Discovery	36
Set Up the Array	37
Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array	39
Step 3: Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator	40
If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version	40
If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version	40
If you are using Linux Server	41
If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1	42
Step 4: Configure Host Access	44
Understanding CHAP Authentication	45
What is CHAP?	45
Target CHAP	45
Mutual CHAP	45
CHAP Definitions	46
How CHAP Is Set Up	46
Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional)	47
Configuring Target CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array	47
Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array	48
Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional)	49
If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version	49
If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version	50
If you are using Linux Server	50
If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1	52
If you are using SLES10 SP1 via the GUI	53
Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server	54
If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI	54
If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version	55
If you are using a Linux Server	56
Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections	57
Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management	58
Premium Features	59
Troubleshooting Tools	59
Uninstalling Software	61
Uninstalling From Windows	61
Uninstalling From Linux	62
Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI	63
Windows Host Setup	63
Linux Host Setup	64
Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only)	65
Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using a Static IP address (root users only)	65