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Configuring iscsi connection with the, Powervault nx1950 storage solution – Dell PowerVault NX1950 User Manual

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Quick Install Steps for Initiator-Target Connection

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Configuring iSCSI Connection With the PowerVault NX1950 Storage

Solution

Creating the Target

1 From the PowerVault NX1950 storage solution, select StartPrograms

Administrative ToolsWindows Unified Data Storage Server.

The

PowerVault NX1950 Management Console appears.

2 Select Microsoft iSCSI Software Target option. The options

iSCSI Targets, Devices, and Snapshots are displayed.

3 Select iSCSI Targets and either right-click or select the More Actions

option in the

Actions tab.

4 Select the Create iSCSI Target option.
5 The Welcome to the Create iSCSI Target wizard screen is displayed.

Select

Next.

The wizard guides you through the process of Target creation.

6 The Create iSCSI Target wizard displays the iSCSI Target Identification

option. Enter a

Name and Description (optional) for the iSCSI Target.

Click

Next.

7 The iSCSI Initiators Identifiers screen appears. Click Browse and select

the IQN for the host that connects to the Target. The host is listed only if

step 1 in "Configuring the Initiator (Host)" on page 18 was completed

successfully.

NOTE:

You must fill the IQN identifier field. You can type the Initiator IQN

identifier or use the Browse and Advanced options in the screen to add the

IQN identifier. For more information about the Browse option, see step 8.

For more information about the Advanced option, see step 9.

8 If you choose the Browse option, you can select the IQN identifier by

performing the following steps:

a

Select Browse and the Add iSCSI Initiator screen appears.

b

The details for iSCSI Initiator list is displayed. You can type or select

iSCSI Initiator from the list, enter the iSCSI Initiator Name, and

select

OK. The IQN identifier field in the iSCSI Initiators

Identifiers screen is populated with the value entered or selected.

Select

Next. Go to step 10.