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About This Document

This document is a procedural guide to help SAN administrators configure and manage the iSCSI
gateway service on the FC4-16IP blade in a Brocade 48000 director.

Supported hardware and software

This document is specific to Fabric OS v6.0.0 or higher running on the Brocade 48000 director with
an FC4-16IP blade installed.
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies which switches are supported and which are not.
This document sometimes mentions other Fabric OS releases to highlight the changes in the latest
release or to point out interoperability issues with other Brocade models. It also specifies when
procedures or steps of procedures apply only to specific Brocade models.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for this Brocade Fabric OS release, documenting all
possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.

How this document is organized

The document contains the following topics:
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The appendices provide scalability guidelines and troubleshooting assistance.
iSCSI Gateway Service Administrator's Guide
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Chapter 1, "Introduction to the iSCSI Gateway Service"
supported on the Brocade 48000 director running Fabric OS v6.0.0 or higher with one or more
iSCSI-enabled FC4-16IP blades.
Chapter 2, "Configuring the FC4-16IP Blade"
gateway solution.
Chapter 3, "Configuring iSCSI Virtual Targets"
discovery domains, discovery domain sets, and how to configure iSCSI VT-iSCSI initiator
authentication.
Chapter 4, "Creating the iSCSI FC Zone"
domains.
Chapter 5, "Administering the iSNS Client"
gateway and configure it with an iSNS server.
describes the iSCSI gateway service
provides the initial setup steps to deploy an iSCSI
describes how to create iSCSI virtual targets,
describes how to create an iSCSI zone for discovery
describes how to enable the iSNS client on an iSCSI
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