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4 Click Properties.
The iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box appears. The General tab displays additional characteristics of
the adapter.
You can now configure your independent hardware adapter or change its default characteristics.
Change Name and IP Address for Independent Hardware iSCSI Adapters
When you configure your independent hardware iSCSI adapters, make sure that their names and IP
addresses are formatted properly.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Required privilege: Host .Configuration.Storage Partition Configuration
Procedure
1 Access the iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box.
2 Click Configure.
3 To change the default iSCSI name for your adapter, enter the new name.
Make sure the name you enter is worldwide unique and properly formatted or some storage devices
might not recognize the iSCSI adapter.
4 (Optional) Enter the iSCSI alias.
The alias is a name that you use to identify the independent hardware iSCSI adapter.
5 Change the default IP settings.
You must change the default IP settings so that they are configured properly for the IP SAN. Work with
your network administrator to determine the IP setting for the HBA.
6 Click OK to save your changes.
If you change the iSCSI name, it will be used for new iSCSI sessions. For existing sessions, new settings will
not be used until logout and re-login.
Configuring Dependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters
A dependent hardware iSCSI adapter is a third-party adapter that depends on VMware networking, and
iSCSI configuration and management interfaces provided by VMware.
An example of a dependent iSCSI adapter is a Broadcom 5709 NIC. When installed on a host, it presents its
two components, a standard network adapter and an iSCSI engine, to the same port. The iSCSI engine
appears on the list of storage adapters as an iSCSI adapter (vmhba). Although the iSCSI adapter is enabled
by default, to make it functional, you must first connect it, through a virtual VMkernel adapter (vmk), to a
physical network adapter (vmnic) associated with it. You can then configure the iSCSI adapter.
After you configure the dependent hardware iSCSI adapter, the discovery and authentication data are
passed through the network connection, while the iSCSI traffic goes through the iSCSI engine, bypassing the
network.
The entire setup and configuration process for the dependent hardware iSCSI adapters involves these steps:
1 View the dependent hardware adapters.
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