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Create Network Connections for iSCSI
Congure connections for the trac between the software or dependent hardware iSCSI adapters and the
physical network adapters.
The following tasks discuss the iSCSI network conguration 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.
Procedure
1 Create a Single VMkernel Adapter for iSCSI on page 77
Connect the VMkernel, which runs services for iSCSI storage, to a physical network adapter.
2 Create Additional VMkernel Adapters for iSCSI on page 78
Use this task if you have two or more physical network adapters for iSCSI and you want to connect all
of your physical adapters to a single vSphere standard switch. In this task, you add the physical
adapters and VMkernel adapters to an existing vSphere standard switch.
3 Change Network Policy for iSCSI on page 79
If you use a single vSphere standard switch to connect multiple VMkernel adapters to multiple
network adapters, set up network policy so that only one physical network adapter is active for each
VMkernel adapter.
4 Bind iSCSI and VMkernel Adapters on page 79
Bind an iSCSI adapter with a VMkernel adapter.
5 Review Port Binding Details on page 80
Review networking details of the VMkernel adapter that is bound to the iSCSI adapter.
Create a Single VMkernel Adapter for iSCSI
Connect the VMkernel, which runs services for iSCSI storage, to a physical network adapter.
Procedure
1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
2 Click Actions > Add Networking.
3 Select VMkernel Network Adapter, and click Next.
4 Select New standard switch to create a vSphere standard switch.
5 Click the Add adapters icon, and select the network adapter (vmnic#) to use for iSCSI.
Make sure to assign the adapter to Active Adapters.
I If you are creating a VMkernel adapter for dependent hardware iSCSI, select the network
adapter that corresponds to the iSCSI component. See “Determine Association Between iSCSI and
Network Adapters,” on page 76.
6 Enter a network label.
A network label is a friendly name that identies the VMkernel adapter that you are creating, for
example, iSCSI.
7 Specify the IP seings.
8 Review the information and click Finish.
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