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18 Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 6 and Dell PS Series Storage | TR1075
6.2.2 Step 2: Add additional port groups
The next step creates and configures the additional port groups used to assign the VMkernel ports to. You
will need to have one port group for every physical NIC you are using for iSCSI.
1. Returning to the icon toolbar, click the Create a new distributed port group icon (it is the second
icon).
2. On the Select name and location page, change the Name to DPortGroup_iSCSI_2, and click Next
to continue.
3. On the Configure settings page, change nothing and click Next to continue.
4. On the Ready to complete page, review the settings and click Finish.
5. Repeat these steps to add additional port groups as needed for your environment if utilizing more
than two NICs for iSCSI.
6.2.3 Step 3: Modify the port group failover order
For iSCSI multipathing there must be only one physical uplink that the VMkernel port is attached to. By
default, a VMkernel port is attached to all uplinks in the vDS. This example maps DPortGroup_iSCSI_1 to
Uplink 1, and DPortGroup_iSCSI_2 to Uplink 2.
1. Continuing from the data center Related Objects tab, select the Distributed Port Groups button.
2. Select the first distributed port group (DPortGroup_iSCSI_1 in this example), and click the Edit
distributed port group setting icon from the toolbar (is it the second icon).
3. From the Edit Settings wizard, select the Teaming and failover page.
4. In the Failover order pane, all the uplinks associated with this distributed port group,
DPortGroup_iSCSI_1, are listed under the Active uplinks section in which there must only be one
active uplink for multipathing iSCSI.