HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide

NOTE: If mutual CHAP on ESX is configured, you must configure the target CHAP on the
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage as well as the initiator CHAP. Set the target CHAP secret using
the HP 3PAR OS CLI sethost command and the targetchap parameter.
# sethost targetchap -f secret3_host ESX1
NOTE: The initiator CHAP secret and the target CHAP secret cannot be the same.
a. ESX 4.x and 5.x:
Figure 4 CHAP Credentials in ESX 4.x and 5.x
7. Use the HP 3PAR OS CLI showhost -chap command to verify that the specified CHAP
secret was set for the host definition.
For Initiator chap
# showhost -chap
Id Name -Initiator_CHAP_Name- -Target_CHAP_Name-
0 ESX1 ESX1 --
For mutual chap
# showhost -chap
Id Name -Initiator_CHAP_Name- -Target_CHAP_Name-
0 ESX1 ESX1 s331
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