Deployment Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 61
Connect to the Target Storage Array From the Host Server
1 Click Start → Programs → Microsoft iSCSI Initiator .
2 Click the Targets tab.
If previous target discovery was successful, the
iqn of the storage array
should be displayed under
Targets .
3 Click Log On .
4 Select Automatically restore this connection when the system boots .
5 Select Enable multipath .
6 Click Advanced and configure the following settings under the General tab:
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Local Adapter : Must be set to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator .
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Source IP : The source IP address of the host server you want to
connect from.
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Target Portal : Select the iSCSI port on the storage array controller
that you want to connect to.
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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 : If CHAP authentication is required, select
this option and enter the
Target secret .
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Perform mutual authentication : If mutual CHAP authentication is
configured, select this option.
NOTE: IPSec is not supported.
7 Click OK .
To support storage array controller failover, the host server must be
connected to at least one iSCSI port on each controller. Repeat step 3
through step 8 for each iSCSI port on the storage array that you want to
establish as failover targets (the
Target Portal address will be different for
each port you connect to).
The
Status field on the Ta rg ets tab should now display as Connected .
8 Click OK to close the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
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