Create iscsi initiator – Dell PowerVault MD3000i User Manual
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Create iSCSI Initiator
This command creates a new iSCSI initiator object.
Syntax
create iscsiInitiator iscsiName =
iSCSI-ID
userLabel =
name
host =
host-name
[chapSecret =
password
]
Parameters
host
Name of the host for which you are
defining an HBA host port. You must put
quotation marks (" ") around the host
name.
NOTE:
An HBA host port is a physical
connection on a host adapter that resides
within a host system. An HBA host port
provides host access to the virtual disks in
a storage array. If the host bus adapter has
only one physical connection (one host
port), the terms host port and host bus
adapter
are synonymous
Parameter
Description
iscsiName
The default identifier of the iSCSI initiator.
userLabel
The name that you want to use for the iSCSI initiator. Enclose
the name in double quotation marks (" ")
host
The name of the host in which the iSCSI initiator is installed.
chapSecret
The password that you want to use to authenticate a peer
connection.
Parameter
Description