Release Notes

Configuring an iSCSI vSwitch for multipathing
10 Configuring and Installing the PS Series Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere and PS Series | TR1074
Using NICs 'vmnic2,vmnic3'
Using IP addresses '192.168.0.215,192.168.0.216'
Using netmask '255.255.255.0'
Using MTU '9000'
Using prefix 'iSCSI' for VMKernel Portgroups
Using SW iSCSI initiator
Enabling SW iSCSI initiator
Adding PS Series Group IP '192.168.0.200' with CHAP user 'CHAPuser' to
Send Targets discovery list.
The following command line can be used to perform this configuration:
setup.pl --configure --server=10.124.6.223 --vswitch=vSwitchISCSI --mtu=9000 --
nics=vmnic2,vmnic3 --ips=192.168.0.215,192.168.0.216 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --
vmkernel=iSCSI --nohwiscsi --enableswiscsi --groupip=192.168.0.200 --
chapuser=BLUEcluster
Do you wish to proceed with configuration? [yes]:
Note: The CHAP secret is not displayed as part of the command line that Interactive Mode generates.
As the script executes, it provides status notifications through several steps while creating the multipathing
iSCSI vSwitch. Once complete, a multipathing iSCSI vSwitch will be created on the ESXi host, as shown in
Figure 1.
Multipathing iSCSI vSwitch created using MEM setup.pl script
A detailed list of all the parameters, options, and usage is provided in the EqualLogic Multipathing Extension
Module Installation and User Guide. Additional configuration examples are provided in appendix A.