Installing The Microsoft Iscsi Software Initiator - Dell EqualLogic PS4100 Hardware Manual

1. Start the Remote Setup Wizard.
2. In the Welcome dialog box, select Configure MPIO settings for this computer, and click Next.
The Configure MPIO Settings dialog box is displayed.
3. By default, all host adapters on all subnets that are accessible by the PS Series group are configured for multipath
I/O. If you want to exclude a subnet, move it from the left panel to the right panel. Also, select whether you want to
enable balancing the I/O load across the adapters.
NOTE: To exclude a specific IP address on a subnet, manually edit the registry variables. For more information, see
the Host Integration Tools Release Notes .
4. Click Finish to complete the multipath I/O configuration. Click Back to make changes, if required.
Changes to the list of included or excluded subnets are effective immediately for new connections, while changes to
existing connections may take several minutes.
Configuring Firewall To Allow ICMP Echo Requests
If you are using Windows firewall on your system, configure your firewall to allow Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) echo requests for ICMPv4.
To configure your firewall:
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for Windows Server 2008 only. For other versions of Windows operating
systems, see the documentation that is shipped with your system.
1. Click Start → Administrative Tools → Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
2. Click Inbound Rules in the Main pane and New Rule in the Actionspane.
3. Check Custom and click Next.
4. Check All programs and click Next.
5. Select ICMPv4 from the Protocol type drop-down menu.
6. Click Customize Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) settings.
7. Check Specific ICMP types and then check Echo request.
8. Click OK and then, Next.
9. Specify the local and remote IP addresses. For each type (local or remote), check Any IP Address or These IP
addresses. If you check the latter, you must also type in one or more IP addresses. Click Next when you have
finished specifying IP addresses.
10. Check Allow the connection, and click Next. Look for the options under the label: When does this rule apply?
11. Check one of the following options:
– Domain
– Private
– Public
12. Click Next.
13. Enter a name for this rule and an optional description.
14. Click Finish.

Installing The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator

This section is applicable to those Windows Server 2003 operating systems where the Host Integration Tools are not
used to install the initiator. The Host Integration Tools include a version of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. For
information on the supported iSCSI Software Initiator version, see the
dell.com/ha. If the version in the Host Integration Tools is not listed in the Support Matrix, download and install the
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator using the following steps:
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