Users Guide

Contents 3
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PowerVault Storage System
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iSCSI
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iSNS
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Before Setting Up the PowerVault Storage Solution as
an iSCSI Target
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Best Practices for Setting Up the iSCSI Storage
Area Network
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2 Setup Steps for Initiator-Target
Connection
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Pre-Requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Method 1 (Discovery Using Target Portals)
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Configuring the Initiator (Host)
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Configuring iSCSI Connection With the PowerVault
NAS Storage System
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Creating the Target
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Creating a Virtual Disk
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Log on - Configuring the Initiator-Target Connection
From Initiator (Host)
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Method 2 (Discovery Using iSNS Server)
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Pre-Requisites
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Configuring Settings From the Initiator
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