Configuring Targets

7 – SANblade Control iX Configuring Targets

device responses to the ping, the connection remains open. When the device fails to respond, the QLA40xx HBA closes the connection and informs the driver that the connection has gone down. The maximum keep-alive time is 18 hours.

❑Ethernet Pause. When this check box is selected, Ethernet pause frames are enabled. This feature is not currently supported.

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After configuring the QLA40xx HBA, you can enter iSCSI targets you want to discover. Start SANblade Control iX (see section 7.2), select your host and HBA, then click the Target Settings tab. When the QLA40xx HBA arrives from the factory, there are no targets listed. Add iSCSI targets by either entering specific iSCSI target information (IP address and iSCSI name, see section 7.8.1) or by entering an IP address and discovering the devices behind that address (see section 7.8.2).

7.8.1

Configuring Specific Targets

To configure a specific iSCSI target, follow these steps:

1.Start SANblade Control iX, select your host and HBA, then click the Target Settings tab.

2.Click green plus sign on the right-hand side of the screen (see figure 7-12).

3.Enter the IP address of the target to which you want to connect. Click OK.

4.Double-click the iSCSI Name column. Enter the iSCSI name of the target.

5.Enter other targets as desired.

6.If you want to change any of the configuration parameters, follow the instructions in section 7.8.3.

7.Click Save. The QLA40xx HBA does the following:

a.Resets (reboots the HBA only)

b.Connects to the target

c.Makes these new targets available on the SANblade Control iX Target Settings tabbed page

8.Restart the host PC for the operating system to recognize the new targets.

9.The QLA40xx HBA restarts and attempts to connect to the configured targets.

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