Dell PowerVault NX1950 User Manual
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Detailed End-to-End iSCSI Setup
a
Right-click on the Target name to launch the Create Virtual Disk
Wizard.
b
Click Next. The File screen appears.
Create the Virtual Disk on the internal disk volume (the RAID
volumes available from the attached storage array) that is available to
the iSCSI Target.
NOTE:
In the File screen, use the Browse option to choose the internal disk
volume using browse and enter a name for Virtual Disk file with a .vhd
extension.
c
Click Next. The Size screen appears.
The size of the Virtual Disk depends on the needs of the application
on the host server. Choose the size for the Virtual Disk and click
Next.
For this example, we choose a size of 100 GB from the available 501
GB on this volume.
d
The Description screen appears. The Description field is optional.
However, enter a description for better management. Click
Next.
e
The Access screen appears. Click Add and enter the iSCSI Target
information.
You must associate the Virtual Disk with an iSCSI Target for the
application host to use the Virtual Disk as an iSCSI storage volume.
f
Click Next. The Completing the Create Virtual Disk Wizard appears
indicating the successful completion of the Virtual Disk creation.
g
Repeat step a through step f to create an additional Virtual Disk.
After configuring the Virtual Disks, the PowerVault NX1950 Management
Console displays the Virtual Disks associated with the iSCSI Target.
The
iSCSI Target device view displays the total volume size and the free
space on the device (RAID volume) that is available for iSCSI Targets.
The iSCSI Target configuration is now complete.