6.5.1

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.
Important 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.
6 Enter a network label.
A network label is a friendly name that identifies the VMkernel adapter that you are creating, for
example, iSCSI.
7 Specify the IP settings.
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 traffic, 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
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 traffic.
Procedure
1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
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