Configuring Isns Servers; Enabling The Isns Server; Isns Configuration Distribution - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 50 Configuring iSCSI
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Configuring iSNS Servers

This section describe how to configure an iSNS server on a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch.
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Enabling the iSNS Server

Before the iSNS server feature can be enabled, iSCSI must be enabled (see the
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enabled on a switch, every IPS port whose corresponding iSCSI interface is up is capable of servicing
iSNS registration and query requests from external iSNS clients.
To enable the iSNS server using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Choose End Devices > iSNS.
Step 1
You see the iSNS configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Control tab and select enable from the Command drop-down menu for the iSNS server feature.
Step 3 Click the Apply Changes icon to save this change.
If you are using VRRP IPv4 addresses for discovering targets from iSNS clients, ensure that the IP
Note
address is created using the secondary option (.

iSNS Configuration Distribution

You can use the CFS infrastructure to distribute the iSCSI initiator configuration to iSNS servers across
the fabric. This allows the iSNS server running on any switch to provide a querying iSNS client a list of
iSCSI devices available anywhere on the fabric. For information on CFS, see
CFS Infrastructure."
To enable iSNS configuration distribution using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose End Devices > iSNS.
You see the iSNS configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the CFS tab and select enable from the Admin drop-down menu for iSNS.
Step 3 Select enable from the Global drop-down menu for iSNS.
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Enabling the iSNS Server, page 50-71
iSNS Configuration Distribution, page 50-71
Configuring the ESI Retry Count, page 50-72
Configuring the Registration Period, page 50-72
iSNS Client Registration and Deregistration, page 50-72
Target Discovery, page 50-72
50-4). When you disable iSCSI, iSNS is automatically disabled. When the iSNS server is
"Enabling iSCSI" section
Chapter 13, "Using the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
iSNS
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