HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide

Configuring the VMware SW iSCSI Initiator
The following steps show how to configure the VMware iSCSI initiator.
1. With the Configuration tab selected, select Security Profile from the Software menu box and
then Firewall Properties as shown:
Figure 37 Firewall Properties
2. Open the ports that will be used for the iSCSI connection, and then click OK.
3. The iSCSI software initiator must be enabled before the ESX host can use it. Click the Storage
Adapters option in the Hardware menu box:
Figure 38 Storage Adapters
4. In the ESX host, select the Configuration tab. Then select iSCSI Software Adapter in Storage
Adapter.
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