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The ESXi system supports these discovery methods:
Dynamic Discovery Also known as SendTargets discovery. Each time the initiator contacts a
specified iSCSI server, the initiator sends the SendTargets request to the
server. The server responds by supplying a list of available targets to the
initiator. The names and IP addresses of these targets appear on the Static
Discovery tab. If you remove a static target added by dynamic discovery,
the target might be returned to the list the next time a rescan happens, the
iSCSI adapter is reset, or the host is rebooted.
Note With software and dependent hardware iSCSI, ESXi filters target
addresses based on the IP family of the iSCSI server address specified. If
the address is IPv4, IPv6 addresses that might come in the SendTargets
response from the iSCSI server are filtered out. When DNS names are
used to specify an iSCSI server, or when the SendTargets response from
the iSCSI server has DNS names, ESXi relies on the IP family of the first
resolved entry from DNS lookup.
Static Discovery In addition to the dynamic discovery method, you can use static discovery
and manually enter information for the targets. The iSCSI adapter uses a
list of targets that you provide to contact and communicate with the iSCSI
servers.
Configure Dynamic or Static Discovery for iSCSI and iSER
With dynamic discovery, each time the initiator contacts a specified iSCSI storage system, it sends the
SendTargets request to the system. The iSCSI system responds by supplying a list of available targets to
the initiator. In addition to the dynamic discovery method, you can use static discovery and manually enter
information for the targets.
When you set up static or dynamic discovery, you can only add new iSCSI targets. You cannot change
any parameters of an existing target. To make changes, remove the existing target and add a new one.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Host.Configuration.Storage Partition Configuration
Procedure
1 Navigate to the host.
2 Click the Configure tab.
3 Under Storage, click Storage Adapters, and select the adapter (vmhba#) to configure.
4 Under Adapter Details, click the Targets tab.
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