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Configuring iSCSI Virtual Targets
This chapter explains how to create iSCSI virtual targets (VTs), discovery domains (DDs), discovery
domain sets (DDSets), and how to configure iSCSI VT-iSCSI initiator authentication.

In this chapter

NOTE
The configuration procedures covered in this chapter are also available through the Web Tools
Graphical User Interface as an alternative to the command line interface. Refer to the Web Tools
Administrator's Guide for descriptions of GUI-based configuration procedures.

Changing and displaying the IQN Prefix

Unique iSCSI Qualified Names (IQNs) are used to identify each iSCSI VT. The format for the IQN is
type.date.naming authority:<
fixed prefix. The default prefix is
using the iscsiswcfg - -modifygw -t <tgtname> command. The prefix portion may be used to identify
companies or organizations (e.g., Brocade, Microsoft, etc.). Your organization may suggest or
require a specific format for the prefix portion of the IQN.
To change the IQN prefix
1. Connect and log in to the switch.
2. Enter the iscsiswCfg - -modifygw -t <tgtname> command, where <tgtname> is the value you
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Changing and displaying the IQN Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Mapping FC targets to iSCSI VTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Configuring discovery domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Configuring iSCSI initiator-to-VT authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Committing the iSCSI-related configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Enabling/disabling connection redirection for load balancing. . . . . . . . . . . 35
want to use as the IQN prefix.
The following is an example.
IscsiSaturn1:root>iscsiswcfg --modifygw -t iqn.2007-10.com.brocade
The operation completed successfully
user_defined . The
> type.date.naming authority
iqn.2002-12.com.brocade
. You may create a different IQN prefix
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