Configuring The Isns Server - Dell PowerVault NX3000 Deployment Manual

Configuring the iSNS Server

iSNS server performs the automatic discovery of iSCSI Initiators and Targets;
after you register them with iSNS server.
• The Initiators that are registered with iSNS servers can view all Target
devices that are registered with iSNS in the Targets tab and logon to the
Targets. You do not have to configure Initiators with the IP address or DNS
name of individual Target servers in Target Portals. iSNS server performs
Target Discovery.
• Similarly, PowerVault NAS storage system (Target) can query the available
Initiators from iSNS server for association.
To configure the iSNS server, perform the following steps.
1 Log on to the server where you have installed the iSNS server 3.0 or later and
go to Start→ Programs→ Microsoft iSNS Server→ Configure iSNS Server.
The iSNS server screen consists of three tabs namely—General, Discovery
Domains, and Discovery Domain Sets. The General tab lists all devices
(iSCSI Initiators and Targets) that are registered with the iSNS server.
Perform the following procedure to add Targets and Initiators to the
iSNS server:
Go to the iSCSI Initiator properties→ Discovery→ iSNS Servers→
a
Add and add the IP address or DNS name of the Initiator and register
this Initiator to the iSNS server.
Log in to the iSNS server and go to Start→ Programs→ Microsoft iSNS
b
Server→ Configure iSNS Server→ General tab. The Initiator that you
registered with iSNS server in step a is listed. Similarly all iSCSI Initiators
that you register with iSNS server are listed in the General tab.
Log in to the PowerVault NAS storage solution that you configured as
c
a Target and go to PowerVault NAS Management Console→
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target→ right-click and select Properties→
iSNS tab and add iSNS server IP address or DNS name.
To verify, log in to the iSNS server and check the General tab to ensure
d
that all Targets of PowerVault storage solution are listed.
If multiple PowerVault NAS storage systems are registered with iSNS
server, then all Target Devices that are created in the PowerVault storage
systems are listed in iSNS server.
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