Deployment Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 47
Perform Target Discovery From the iSCSI Initiator
This step identifies the iSCSI ports on the storage array to the host server.
To perform target discovery from the iSCSI initiator:
1
Click Start → Programs → Microsoft iSCSI Initiator .
2 Click the Discovery tab.
3 Under Target Portals , click Add and enter the IP address or DNS name of
the iSCSI port on the storage array.
4 If the iSCSI storage array uses a custom TCP/IP port, change the Port
number. The default port number is 3260.
5 Click Advanced and set the following values on the General tab:
•
Local Adapter : Must be set to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator .
•
Source IP : The source IP address of the host you want to connect
with.
•
Data Digest and Header Digest : Optionally, you can specify that a
digest of data or header information be compiled during transmission
to assist in troubleshooting.
•
CHAP logon information : Leave this option unselected and do not
enter CHAP information at this point, unless you are adding the
storage array to a SAN that has target CHAP already configured.
NOTE: IPSec is not supported.
Click OK to exit the Advanced menu. Click OK to close the Add Target
Portals
screen .
6 To exit the Discovery tab, click OK .
If you plan to configure CHAP authentication , do not perform discovery
on more than one iSCSI port at this point. Go to "Configure Host Access"
on page 48.
If you do not plan to configure CHAP authentication , repeat step 1
thorough step 6 (above) for all iSCSI ports on the storage array.
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