Deployment Guide

Configure the iSCSI Initiator on the Windows host
Perform the following steps to configure the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows host:
1. Open the Server Manager.
2. Select Tools > iSCSI Initiator. The iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box opens.
If you are running the iSCSI initiator for the first time, click Yes when prompted to have it start automatically when the
server reboots.
3. Click the Discovery tab, then click Discover Portal. The Discover Target Protocol dialog box opens.
4. Using the planning worksheet that you created in the Prerequisites section, type the IP address of a port on controller A that
is on the first subnet and click OK.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 to add the IP address of a port on the second subnet that is from controller B .
6. Click the Targets tab, select a discovered target, and click Connect.
7. Select the Enable multi-path check box and click Advanced. The Advanced Settings dialog box opens.
● Select Microsoft iSCSI initiator from the Local adapter drop-down menu..
● Select the IP address of NIC 1 from the Initiator IP drop-down menu.
● Select the first IP listed in the same subnet from the Target portal IP drop-down menu.
● Click OK twice to return to the iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box.
8. Repeat steps 6-7 for the NIC to establish a connection to each port on the subnet.
NOTE: Step 10 is required for multi-path configurations.
9. Repeat steps 3-8 for the NIC 2, connecting it to the targets on the second subnet.
NOTE: After all connections are made, you can click the Favorite Targets tab to see each path. If you click Details,
you can view specific information the selected path.
10. Click the Configuration tab and record the initiator name in the Initiator Name field. The initiator name is needed to map
volumes to the host.
11. Click OK to close the iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box.
Register the Windows host with iSCSI network adapters and create volumes
Perform the following steps to register a Windows host with iSCSI network adapters and create volumes using the PowerVault
Manager:
1. Log in to the PowerVault Manager.
2. Access the Host Setup wizard:
● From the Welcome screen, click Host Setup.
● From the Home topic, select Action > Host Setup.
3. Confirm that you have met the listed prerequisites, then click Next.
4. Type a host name in the Host Name field.
5. Using the information from step 10 of the Configure the iSCSI Initiator, select the iSCSI initiators for the host you are
configuring, then click Next.
6. Group hosts together with other hosts in a cluster.
● For cluster configurations, group hosts together so that all hosts within the group share the same storage.
○ If this host is the first host in the cluster, select Create a new host group, type a name for the host group, and click
Next.
○ If this host is being added to a host group that exists, select Add to existing host group, select the group from the
drop-down list, and click Next.
NOTE:
The host must be mapped with the same access, port, and LUN settings to the same volumes or volume
groups as every other initiator in the host group.
● For stand-alone hosts, select the Do not group this host option, and click Next.
7. On the Attach Volumes page, specify the name, size, and pool for each volume, and click Next.
To add a volume, click Add Row. To remove a volume, click Remove.
NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that you update the volume name with the hostname to better identify the volumes.
8. On the Summary page, review the host configuration settings, and click Configure Host.
If the host is successfully configured, a Success dialog box is displayed.
9. Click Yes to return to the Introduction page of the wizard, or click No to close the wizard.
Perform host setup
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