Setup Guide

Configuring Storage 45
XenServer Dell Edition comes pre-installed with the open-iSCSI initiator
that can be used to connect to
PowerVault MD3000i storage arrays.
Alternatively, a software iSCSI initiator inside a virtual machine (VM) can be
used to add a storage volume from
PowerVault MD3000i storage array. By
default, the physical network interface on which the XenServer management
interface is configured is chosen to route the IP storage traffic. However,
a physical interface or a bond of multiple interfaces can be configured to
segregate storage traffic from management traffic. For more details on
specific configuration steps, see "High Availability Configuration and IP
Storage Traffic Segregation" on page 67.
NOTE: For specific steps on using MD3000i with an iSCSI initiator running inside a
virtual machine, see the Software Installation section of MD3000i Systems
Installation Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Reference Configurations
This section describes reference XenServer configurations with PowerVault
MD3000i storage arrays
using the software iSCSI initiator pre-installed in
XenServer Dell Edition. At any given time, a XenServer host or pool can
access LUNs on the
PowerVault MD3000i storage arrays through a single
controller only and a single path on that controller. Controller failover is not
supported at this time.
NOTE: Multi-pathing is currently not supported on XenServer hosts connected to a
PowerVault MD3000i storage array.