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Setting the MPIO load balancing policy

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7. Configure the Advanced Settings as follows: • For Local adaptor, select Microsoft iSCSI initiator. • For Source IP, select the IP address of the storage NIC to connect to the volume. • For Target portal, leave as Default so that the Discovery list of VIPs is used in the same order on all storage systems. Figure 8 Target portal value remains Default . 8. After setting the values, click OK to close the Advanced Settings dialog. 9. Click OK again to finish logging on. 10. If you want to set the MPIO load balancing policy, see "Setting the MPIO load balancing policy" on page 17. 11. If you have multiple NICs, repeat steps Step 1 through Step 10 for the additional NICs. Setting the MPIO load balancing policy When you connect application servers to volumes, you can also set the MPIO load balancing policy in the iSCSI Initiator. The MPIO load balancing policy affects the number of iSCSI connections created to the volume. The number of connections also differs based on whether you are using the P4000 DSM for MPIO or the Microsoft DSM. Figure 9 on page 18 through Figure 12 on page 19 show the connections created with applications servers that have two NICs. P4000 Windows Solution Pack user guide 17

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7.
Configure the Advanced Settings as follows:
•
For Local adaptor, select
Microsoft iSCSI initiator
.
•
For Source IP, select the IP address of the storage NIC to connect to the volume.
•
For Target portal, leave as Default so that the Discovery list of VIPs is used in the same order
on all storage systems.
Figure 8 Target portal value remains Default
.
8.
After setting the values, click
OK
to close the Advanced Settings dialog.
9.
Click
OK
again to finish logging on.
10.
If you want to set the MPIO load balancing policy, see
“
Setting the MPIO load balancing
policy
”
on page 17.
11.
If you have multiple NICs, repeat steps
Step 1
through
Step 10
for the additional NICs.
Setting the MPIO load balancing policy
When you connect application servers to volumes, you can also set the MPIO load balancing policy
in the iSCSI Initiator.
The MPIO load balancing policy affects the number of iSCSI connections created to the volume. The
number of connections also differs based on whether you are using the P4000 DSM for MPIO or the
Microsoft DSM.
Figure 9
on page 18 through
Figure 12
on page 19 show the connections created
with applications servers that have two NICs.
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