6.0.1

You created the virtual VMkernel adapter (vmk#) for a physical network adapter (vmnic#) on your host.
What to do next
If your host has one physical network adapter for iSCSI trac, you must bind the virtual adapter that you
created to the iSCSI adapter.
If you have multiple network adapters, create additional VMkernel adapters and then perform iSCSI
binding. The number of virtual adapters must correspond to the number of physical adapters on the host.
Create Additional VMkernel Adapters for iSCSI
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.
Prerequisites
Create a vSphere standard switch that maps an iSCSI VMkernel adapter to a single physical network
adapter designated for iSCSI trac.
Procedure
1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
2 Click the Manage tab, and click Networking.
3 Click Virtual Switches, and select the vSphere switch that you want to modify from the list.
4 Connect additional network adapters to the switch.
a Click the Add host networking icon.
b Select Physical Network Adapters, and click Next.
c Make sure that you are using the existing switch, and click Next.
d Click the Add adapters icon, and select one or more network adapters (vmnic#) to use for iSCSI.
With dependent hardware iSCSI adapters, select only those NICs that have a corresponding iSCSI
component.
e Complete conguration, and click Finish.
5 Create iSCSI VMkernel adapters for all physical network adapters that you added.
The number of VMkernel interfaces must correspond to the number of physical network adapters on
the vSphere standard switch.
a Click the Add host networking icon.
b Select VMkernel Network Adapter, and click Next.
c Make sure that you are using the existing switch, and click Next.
d Complete conguration, and click Finish.
What to do next
Change the network policy for all VMkernel adapters, so that only one physical network adapter is active
for each VMkernel adapter. You can then bind the iSCSI VMkernel adapters to the software iSCSI or
dependent hardware iSCSI adapters.
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