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11 Deployment and Migration of Boot from SAN Configuration using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise version
3.3.1
3.3 Create an iSCSI-defined identity pool
An Identity Pool provides a collection of unique attribute values such as MAC Address, IP Address, WWPN,
WWNN, and so on for Ethernet, iSCSI, FC, and FCoE. The physical hardwired identities are replaced by user
defined initiator identities which help in keeping the data image of the LUN mobile and portable to another
identical server in case of failure.
An iSCSI identity pool consists of the ethernet MAC address for the NIC port supporting ethernet functionality
and the iSCSI MAC address for the NIC port/partition supporting the iSCSI boot protocol. Identity pool allows
the user to provide the necessary attribute values required for iSCSI Boot from SAN.
OpenManage Enterprise allows the user to create an Identity pool with a range of identity attributes as desired,
which is then automatically assigned to corresponding NICs during deployment.
The below mentioned steps need to be followed to create an iSCSI-defined identity pool:
1. Go to the Identity Pools page by clicking Configuration > Identity Pool.
2. Click Create to activate the Create Identity Pool wizard.
3. On the Pool Information page, enter a unique Pool Name and Description (optional). Click Next.
Creation of a
Base System
Capture
Template
Identity Pool
Creation
Associate
Identities
Deploy Template
Booting to SAN
via iSCSI