Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1610)

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10. Configuring and Managing iSCSI Targets with the iSCSISelect Utility
Adding iSCSI Targets
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10. Configuring and Managing iSCSI Targets with
the iSCSISelect Utility
An iSCSI target is any device that receives iSCSI commands. The device can be an end
node, such as a storage device, or it can be an intermediate device, such as a bridge
between IP and FC devices. Each iSCSI target is identified by a unique IQN, and each
port on the controller (or on a bridge) is identified by one or more IP addresses.
As the client system, the initiator initiates disk I/O. It communicates with the target
and the target serves the initiator by providing resources to the initiator.
Once you configure your iSCSI initiator and verified that your network interface is
working, you can log into your target to establish your connection. To do this, you
must:
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Perform a login to the target (adding a target).
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Ping a target and verify that you can connect to it.
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Reboot the system.
Adding iSCSI Targets
Once the initiator has been configured you need a process that shows you how to make
an iSCSI target available to that initiator host. The discovery process presents an
initiator with a list of available targets. The discovery methods used for discovering
targets are:
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SendTargets discovery
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Manually configuring targets
With the iSCSISelect utility, you can easily configure an iSCSI target by selecting and
enabling values on the Add/Ping iSCSI Target menu. From this menu, you can
configure the target and perform a login to the target to establish an iSCSI network
connection.
Before you begin the login session, gather the following information:
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iSCSI target name (only for manual configuration) – The target name that you
are adding. The iSCSI target name is not required if you are using SendTargets
discovery. It is required only for manually configured targets. This name should
be known to you based on how you configured your iSCSI target. For more
information, see “Using SendTargets Discovery to Add an iSCSI Target” on
page 1611.
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iSCSI target IP address – The IP address of the target into which you are
logging.
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TCP port number – The TCP port number of the target portal. Typically this is
3260, which is the well-known port number defined for use by iSCSI.