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Table 24‑1. Networking configuration for iSCSI (Continued)
iSCSI Adapters VMkernel Adapters (Ports) Physical Adapters (NICs)
vmhba33 vmk1 vmnic1
vmhba34 vmk2 vmnic2
Create Network Connections for iSCSI in the vSphere Client
Configure connections for the traffic between the software or dependent hardware iSCSI adapters and the
physical network adapters.
The following tasks discuss the iSCSI network configuration with a vSphere standard switch.
If you use a vSphere distributed switch with multiple uplink ports, for port binding, create a separate
distributed port group per each physical NIC. Then set the team policy so that each distributed port group
has only one active uplink port. For detailed information on vSphere distributed switches, see the vSphere
Networking documentation.
Create a Single VMkernel Adapter for iSCSI
You must connect the VMkernel, which runs services for iSCSI storage, to a physical network adapter.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client, and select a host from the inventory panel.
2 Click the Configuration tab and click Networking.
3 In the vSphere Standard Switch view, click Add Networking.
4 Select VMkernel and click Next.
5 Select Create a vSphere standard switch to create a new standard switch.
6 Select a NIC to use for iSCSI traffic.
IMPORTANT If you are creating a VMkernel interface for the dependent hardware iSCSI adapter, select
the NIC that corresponds to the iSCSI component. See “Determine Association Between iSCSI and
Network Adapters,” on page 308.
7 Click Next.
8 Enter a network label.
A network label is a friendly name that identifies the VMkernel adapter that you are creating, for
example, iSCSI.
9 Click Next.
10 Specify the IP settings and click Next.
11 Review the information and click Finish.
You created the virtual VMkernel adapter for a physical network adapter on your host.
What to do next
If your host has one physical network adapter for iSCSI traffic, you must bind the virtual adapter that you
created to the iSCSI adapter.
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