Configuring Iscsi Connection With The Powervault Nx1950 Cluster Solution - Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual

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5 The Access screen appears. In the Add option, specify the iSCSI Targets
that access the Virtual Disk that you have created. The Target that you
chose in step 1 is listed in the Access list.
NOTE:
To configure the Targets to access the Virtual disk that you created, select the
iSCSI Targets available in the list and click OK. You are redirected to the
Access screen and the list of chosen Targets is displayed.
6 In the Add screen, select the Target name, and then click Next.
7 The Completing the Create Virtual Disk wizard appears. Click Finish.
NOTICE:
If multiple hosts access the same target, data corruption may occur. For
more information, see "Enabling Multi-Path on the Initiator" on page 61.
NOTE:
You can create multiple VHDs on the same volume.
Configuring iSCSI Connection With the PowerVault NX1950 Cluster
Solution
To configure the PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution as an iSCSI Target,
perform the actions in "Pre-Requisites" on page 17 and then perform the
following steps:
Configuring 3.0 iSCSI Target (Active/Passive)
1 Add the Virtual iSCSI IP address to the Cluster resources list. The Virtual
IP address is similar to the cluster IP and must be part of the subnet in which
the iSCSI NICs of cluster nodes are configured. You must also add the same
Virtual iSCSI IP address in the Initiator as Target portals IP address for
discovery.
NOTE:
host (source) IP address and exclusive iSCSI virtual IP address of the cluster
as Target portal from Initiator. This ensures proper connection during cluster
node failover.
2 Configure the Target on the active node of PowerVault NX1950 cluster
solution.
Go to Access→ Add→ Add Target to add additional iSCSI Targets.
When you are establishing a connection/session, choose the specific
Quick Install Steps for Initiator-Target Connection
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