Completing the iscsi initiator and disk setup, Persistent targets or favorite targets, Hp p4000 dsm for mpio settings – HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software User Manual
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In the navigation window, right-click the volume whose server connection assignments you
want to edit.
2.
Select Assign and Unassign Servers.
3.
Change the settings as needed.
4.
Click OK.
Editing server assignments from a server connection
You can edit the assignment of one or more volumes or snapshots to any server connection.
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In the navigation window, right-click the server connection you want to edit.
2.
Select Assign and Unassign Volumes and Snapshots.
3.
Change the settings as needed.
4.
Click OK.
Completing the iSCSI Initiator and disk setup
After you have assigned a server connection to one or more volumes, you must configure the
appropriate iSCSI settings on the server. For information about iSCSI, see
.
For more information about setting up volumes and iSCSI, see the operating system-specific
documents in the HP P4000 Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website.
In the Storage section, navigate to Disk Storage Systems
→P4000 SAN Solutions→HP LeftHand
P4000 SAN Solutions or HP P4000 G2 SAN Solutions, depending upon your product.
Persistent targets or favorite targets
After you configure the iSCSI initiator, you can log on to the volumes. When you log on, select
the option to automatically restore connections. This sets up persistent targets that automatically
reconnect after a reboot.
For persistent targets, you also need to set up dependencies to ensure that the applications on the
server start only after the iSCSI service starts and the sessions are connected.
HP P4000 DSM for MPIO settings
If you are using HP P4000 DSM for MPIO and your server has two NICs, select the Enable multi-path
option when logging on to the volume, and log on from each NIC.
For more information about DSM for MPIO, refer to the HP P4000 Application Integration Solution
Pack User Guide.
Disk management
You must also format, configure, and label the volumes from the server using the operating system’s
disk management tools.
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