Contents - Dell PowerVault MD3600i Deployment Manual

Source Port Selection for iSCSI Host Ports
In order to establish data communication between a host and an iSCSI-based
storage array, the iSCSI initiator on the host must be configured to establish
iSCSI sessions to the iSCSI host ports of the storage array. The iSCSI port login
screen allows you to specify the host and storage array IP addresses the iSCSI
initiator uses to establish these iSCSI sessions.
Port Login Selection
Each iSCSI port for each controller in the storage array is presented with a list
of host IP addresses through which the iSCSI initiator is able to log in. The
host IP addresses are the source IP addresses and the iSCSI port is the target.
Each list contains only the host IP addresses that are able to communicate
with the associated iSCSI port. If none of the host IP addresses are able to
communicate with an iSCSI port, Not Available is the only option shown for
that iSCSI port. If none of the host IP addresses are able to communicate
with any iSCSI ports of either storage array controller, the host configuration
option is aborted for that storage array.
NOTE:
The behavior described in the preceding paragraph does not apply to
Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
For Microsoft Windows Server 2003, each list contains all available host IP
addresses regardless of whether or not the address is able to communicate
with the associated iSCSI port. You must select the appropriate host IP
addresses for each iSCSI port.
Automatic Selection
NOTE:
The contents in this section do not apply to Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
The utility attempts to automatically find and select the best possible
configuration of host IP address(es) and storage array iSCSI ports for optimal
performance and redundancy.
This automatic selection attempts to ensure that a host IP address (up to two
IP addresses for MD3000i and MD3600i storage arrays and up to four IP
addresses for MD3200i) establishes an iSCSI session with each storage array
controller and that the host IP address is logged in to a maximum of one
iSCSI port per controller. Configuration in this manner ensures redundancy
and load balancing among the multiple host IP addresses (NICs).
Post Installation Tasks
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