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Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server

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Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI 1 Click Start→ Programs→ Microsoft iSCSI Initiator or Start→ All Programs→ Administrative Tools→ iSCSI Initiator. 2 Click the Targets tab. If previous target discovery was successful, the iqn of the storage array should be displayed under Targets. 3 Click Log On. 4 Select Automatically restore this connection when the system boots. 5 Select Enable multi-path. 6 Click Advanced and configure the following settings under the General tab: • Local Adapter: Must be set to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. • Source IP: The source IP address of the host server you want to connect from. • Target Portal: Select the iSCSI port on the storage array controller that you want to connect to. • Data Digest and Header Digest: Optionally, you can specify that a digest of data or header information be compiled during transmission to assist in troubleshooting. • CHAP logon information: If CHAP authentication is required, select this option and enter the Target secret. • Perform mutual authentication: If mutual CHAP authentication is configured, select this option. NOTE: IPSec is not supported. 7 Click OK. To support storage array controller failover, the host server must be connected to at least one iSCSI port on each controller. Repeat step 3 through step 8 for each iSCSI port on the storage array that you want to establish as failover targets (the Target Portal address will be different for each port you connected to). NOTE: To enable the higher throughput of multipathing I/O, the host server must connect to both iSCSI ports on each controller, ideally from separate host-side NICs. Repeat step 3 through step 7 for each iSCSI port on each controller. If using a duplex MD3000i configuration, then LUNs should also be balanced between the controllers. The Status field on the Targets tab should now display as Connected. 8 Click OK to close the Microsoft iSCSI initiator. NOTE: MD3000i supports only round robin load-balancing policies. 54 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array

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Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array
Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server
If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI
1
Click
Start
→
Programs
→
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
or
Start
→
All Programs
→
Administrative
Tools
→
iSCSI Initiator
.
2
Click the
Targets
tab.
If previous target discovery was successful, the
iqn
of the storage array should be displayed under
Targets
.
3
Click
Log On
.
4
Select
Automatically restore this connection when the system boots
.
5
Select
Enable multi-path
.
6
Click
Advanced
and configure the following settings under the
General
tab:
•
Local Adapter
: Must be set to
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
.
•
Source IP
: The source IP address of the host server you want to connect from.
•
Target Portal
: Select the iSCSI port on the storage array controller that you want to
connect to.
•
Data Digest and Header Digest
: Optionally, you can specify that a digest of data or header
information be compiled during transmission to assist in troubleshooting.
•
CHAP logon information
: If CHAP authentication is required, select this option and enter
the
Target secret
.
•
Perform mutual authentication
: If mutual CHAP authentication is configured, select this
option.
NOTE:
IPSec is not supported.
7
Click
OK
.
To support storage array controller failover, the host server must be connected to at least one iSCSI
port on each controller. Repeat step 3 through step 8 for each iSCSI port on the storage array that you
want to establish as failover targets (the
Target Portal
address will be different for each port you
connected to).
NOTE:
To enable the higher throughput of multipathing I/O, the host server must connect to both iSCSI ports
on each controller, ideally from separate host-side NICs. Repeat step 3 through step 7 for each iSCSI port on
each controller. If using a duplex MD3000i configuration, then LUNs should also be balanced between the
controllers.
The
Status
field on the
Targets
tab should now display as
Connected
.
8
Click
OK
to close the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
NOTE:
MD3000i supports only round robin load-balancing policies.