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Table 3‑1. Host Profile Options that Prompt for iSCSI User Input
Information to Request User Input For Setting the Host Profile Option
When you apply a host profile on a system that includes a profile
for iSCSI, you are prompted for several properties. For many of
the properties, a system default is available. For some
properties, you must specify a value or an error results.
IQN name If the iSCSI setup uses an IQN name, you
are prompted when you apply the host
profile. You cannot continue until you
provide the name.
CHAP
information
If you set up iSCSI to require CHAP
authentication, you are prompted for
CHAP information including the user
name and the secret when you apply the
host profile. You cannot continue until you
provide the name.
1 Select Edit Host Profile, click Storage configuration, and
click iSCSI Initiator Configuration.
2 Select the folder for an already enabled initiator and set up
the initiator.
3 Set up the initiator. For many fields, the user is prompted as
part of host customization.
Table 3‑2. Host Profile Options that Prompt for Storage User Input
Information to Request User Input For Setting the Host Profile Option
You are setting up the Fixed PSP configuration and want to
prompt for the adapter and target IDs for the storage arrays that
should use the Fixed PSP.
You can set the option only if the adapter is set up to use the
Fixed PSP.
1 Select Edit Host Profile, click Storage configuration.
2 Click Native Multipathing (NMP).
3 Click Path Selection Policy (PSP) configuration.
4 In the Preferred Path window, select Prompt the user for
adapter and target IDs on the host.
Configure FCoE adapter activation based on a user-specified
MAC address.
You can set the option only if an activation profile exists.
1 Select Edit Host Profile, click Storage configuration.
2 Click Software FCoE configuration.
3 Click Adapter Configuration.
4 Click the activation profile and click Policy Profile.
5 Select Activation policy based on adapter MAC address
from the drop-down menu.
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