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Dell PowerVault NX1950 User Manual

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Detailed End-to-End iSCSI Setup

2 Go to iSCSI Initiator Targets tab.

The IQN of the Targets is listed and status is displayed as

Inactive. Select

one Target device and select

Logon.

3 The Log On to Target screen appears. You can select the Automatically

restore this connection when the system reboots option for re-establishing

connection during probable reset/reboot of the Initiator.

4 You can use the Enable Multi-path option for load balancing/failover

settings.

a

Choose this option to enable MPIO and select Advanced.

b

Go to Advanced SettingsGeneral tab and select the following

options from drop-down menu:

Local Adapter — Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

Source IP — one of the host I/P addresses

Target Portal — iSCSI IP address of the PowerVault NX1950 storage

solution

c

In the Advanced Settings window, click OK. In the Log On to Target

window, click

OK.

The

Targets tab now displays the Target status as Connected.

5 In the Log On to Target screen, you can use the Advanced.. option for

other advanced options like CRC/Checksum and IPSec Settings. For more

information, see "Appendix" on page 55.

6 In the Log On to Target screen, click OK.

The connection is established and the status is displayed as Connected.

7 To configure multiple paths for iSCSI, repeat step 1 through step 6 and

select the following options:

a

Selecting the Target that is Connected and click LogOn.

b

In the Logon to Target window, select Advanced.., and then select the

IP address of the second NIC on the Initiator that is not in use.