HP MPX200 Multifunction Router - Manual (Page 80)

2. Set up the iSCSI drive on the iSCSI initiator.
a.
Restart the iSCSI services:
/etc/rc.d/initd/iscsi restart
b. Verify that the iSCSI LUNs are presented to the operating system:
fdisk -l
iSCSI Initiator setup for VMware
The software iSCSI Initiator is built into the ESX server VMkernel and uses standard 10GigE/GigE
NICs to connect to the MPX200.
To set up software-based iSCSI storage connectivity:
1.
Install the appropriate license from VMware to enable iSCSI software driver using the VMware
instructions.
2. Configure the VMKernel TCP/IP networking stack for iSCSI support. Configure the VMkernel
service console with dedicated virtual switch with a dedicated NIC for iSCSI data traffic.
Follow the instructions from VMware.
“Configuration tab” (page 80) shows an example of a
configuration.
Figure 75 Configuration tab
3. Open a firewall port by enabling the iSCSI software client service:
a.
Using the VMware VI client, select the server.
b. Click the Configuration tab, and then click Security Profile.
c. Click the Properties link.
The Firewall Properties dialog box is displayed. See “Firewall Properties dialog box”
(page 81) .
d. Select the check box for Software iSCSI to enable iSCSI traffic.
e. Click OK.
80 MPX200 iSCSI configuration rules and guidelines