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iSCSI Port IP Address, Discover via Management Port

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3 In the Discovery Method screen, select one of the following discovery methods: • If the host has access to the management ports of the MD storage array(s), then select Discover via Management Port method and click Next. • If the host does not have the access to the management ports of the array, then select the Discover via iSCSI Port method (assuming that the host has access to the iSCSI host ports of the storage array) and click Next. Continue to step 5. 4 Follow the instructions in step 3 and step 4 of "Configure the Storage Array Using MDCU" on page 45 to select the storage array that needs to be configured for connectivity with the host. Go to step 6. 5 In the iSCSI Port IP Address screen, enter the IPv4 IP address of any one of the iSCSI host port of the array that the host can connect to or enter the IPv6 local address of the any of the iSCSI host port. Click Next to continue. 6 In the CHAP Configuration screen, enter the CHAP secret if you have configured a CHAP secret for the storage array. 7 In the Storage Array Login screen, in the Controller# column, select the iSCSI host port of the storage array that needs to be configured and its IP address(es). In the Host Address column, from drop-down menu list, select the host IP address that logs into the iSCSI host port of the storage array. See "Source Port Selection for iSCSI Host Ports" on page 51 for more details about how these host IP addresses are listed in the drop-down menu and the recommended guidelines for selecting the host IP addresses. 8 Click Next to continue to enter the login information for another controller or Click Apply to commit the array login information. 9 In the Connect to Additional Arrays screen, select whether you want to connect to another storage array or not. If you want to connect to another storage array, repeat the above steps starting from step 4 or step 5 depending on your last selection. If you do not want to connect to additional arrays, then click Finish on the final screen to exit the utility. 50 Post Installation Tasks

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50
Post Installation Tasks
3
In the
Discovery Method
screen, select one of the following discovery
methods:
•
If the host has access to the management ports of the MD storage
array(s), then select
Discover via Management Port
method and click
Next
.
•
If the host does not have the access to the management ports of the
array, then select the
Discover via iSCSI Port
method (assuming that
the host has access to the iSCSI host ports of the storage array) and
click
Next
. Continue to step 5.
4
Follow the instructions in step 3 and step 4 of "Configure the Storage
Array Using MDCU" on page 45 to select the storage array that needs to be
configured for connectivity with the host. Go to step 6.
5
In the
iSCSI Port IP Address
screen, enter the IPv4 IP address of any one
of the iSCSI host port of the array that the host can connect to or enter the
IPv6 local address of the any of the iSCSI host port. Click
Next
to
continue.
6
In the
CHAP Configuration
screen, enter the CHAP secret if you have
configured a CHAP secret for the storage array.
7
In the
Storage Array Login
screen, in the Controller# column, select the
iSCSI host port of the storage array that needs to be configured and its IP
address(es). In the
Host Address
column, from drop-down menu list, select
the host IP address that logs into the iSCSI host port of the storage array.
See "Source Port Selection for iSCSI Host Ports" on page 51 for more
details about how these host IP addresses are listed in the drop-down
menu and the recommended guidelines for selecting the host IP addresses.
8
Click
Next
to continue to enter the login information for another
controller or Click
Apply
to commit the array login information.
9
In the
Connect to Additional Arrays
screen, select whether you want to
connect to another storage array or not.
If you want to connect to another storage array, repeat the above steps
starting from step 4 or step 5 depending on your last selection.
If you do not want to connect to additional arrays, then click
Finish
on the
final screen to exit the utility.