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2) Click Service Start; then select When Booting. 3) Select Discovered Targets; then select Discovery. 4) Enter the IP address of the port. 5) Click Next. 6) Select any target that is not logged in and click Log in. 7) Choose one: 8) If you are not using CHAP authentication, select No Authentication. Proceed to step 11. 9) If you are using CHAP authentication, enter the CHAP username and password. To enable 10) Mutual CHAP, select and enter the Mutual CHAP username and password. 11) Repeat step 7 for each target until at least one connection is logged in for each controller. 12) Go to Connected Targets. 13) Verify that the targets are connected and show a status of true. Connect to the TL2000/TL4000 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 iSCSI to SAS bridge 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: a) Local Adapter: Must be set to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. b) Source IP: The source IP address of the host server you want to connect from. c) Target Portal: Select the iSCSI port on the iSCSI to SAS bridge controller that you want to connect to. d) 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. e) CHAP logon information: If CHAP authentication is required, select this option and enter the Target secret. f) Perform mutual authentication: If mutual CHAP authentication is configured, select this option. NOTE: IPSec is not supported. 7) Click OK. NOTE: To enable the higher throughput of multipathing I/O, the host server must connect to both iSCSI ports on the iSCSI to SAS bridge, ideally from separate host-side NICs. 8) Repeat step 3 through step 7 for 2nd iSCSI port on the bridge The Status field on the Targets tab should now display as Connected. 9) Click OK to close the Microsoft iSCSI initiator. If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 1) Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (if not already set): sc \\ config msiscsi start= auto 2) Start the iSCSI service (if necessary): sc start msiscsi 3) Log on to the target: iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget * * * * where is the target name as displayed in the target list. Use the iscsicli Page 9

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2) Click Service Start; then select When Booting.
3) Select Discovered Targets; then select Discovery.
4) Enter the IP address of the port.
5) Click Next.
6) Select any target that is not logged in and click Log in.
7)
Choose one:
8) If you are not using CHAP authentication, select No Authentication. Proceed to step 11.
9) If you are using CHAP authentication, enter the CHAP username and password. To enable
10) Mutual CHAP, select and enter the Mutual CHAP username and password.
11) Repeat step 7 for each target until at least one connection is logged in for each controller.
12) Go to Connected Targets.
13) Verify that the targets are connected and show a status of true.
Connect to the TL2000/TL4000 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 iSCSI to SAS
bridge 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:
a)
Local Adapter: Must be set to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.
b)
Source IP: The source IP address of the host server you want to connect from.
c)
Target Portal: Select the iSCSI port on the iSCSI to SAS bridge controller that you want
to connect to.
d)
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.
e)
CHAP logon information: If CHAP authentication is required, select this option and enter
the Target secret.
f)
Perform mutual authentication: If mutual CHAP authentication is configured, select this
option.
NOTE:
IPSec is not supported.
7) Click OK.
NOTE:
To enable the higher throughput of multipathing I/O, the host server must connect to both iSCSI ports
on the iSCSI to SAS bridge, ideally from separate host-side NICs.
8) Repeat step 3 through step 7 for 2nd iSCSI port on the bridge
The Status field on the Targets tab should now display as Connected.
9) Click OK to close the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version
1) Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (if not already set):
sc \\<server_name>
config msiscsi start= auto
2) Start the iSCSI service (if necessary):
sc start msiscsi
3) Log on to the target:
iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget <Target_Name> <Report_To_PNP>
<Target_Portal_Address> <TCP_Port_Number_Of_Target_Portal> * * *
<Login_Flags> * * * * * <Username> <Password> <Authtype> *
<Mapping_Count>
where
<Target_Name>
is the target name as displayed in the target list. Use the
iscsicli