6.0.1

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.
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.
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