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5 Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 6 and Dell PS Series Storage | TR1075
1 Introduction
VMware vSphere 6 offers intelligent and advanced enhancements to the iSCSI software initiator in
conjunction with iSCSI SAN connectivity. Many of these new features require advanced configuration in
order to work properly.
This paper addresses some of these new features in vSphere and shows administrators how to connect a
vSphere 6 environment to a Dell PS Series iSCSI SAN. While these steps are documented in the VMware
iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide (available on the VMware website), this document provides a summary of
the steps specific to connecting to a PS Series SAN. It covers the steps for utilizing the software iSCSI
initiator inside the ESXi host. Users connecting their vSphere environment using iSCSI HBAs, both
dependent and independent, should not follow these steps, and should configure their environment as
outlined in the VMware iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide .