DeWalt MD3220I manual Connect to PowerVault MD32XXi Storage, Click the Dynamic Discovery tab

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Dell PowerVault MD32xxi Configuration Guide for VMware ESX4.1 Server Software

esxcli swiscsi nic list –d vmhba33

This will list all of the information for VMkernel ports that are assigned to the iSCSI Software Adapter.

Step7: Connect to PowerVault MD32XXi Storage

Now that the advanced configuration for the vSphere4 iSCSI Software Initiator has been completed, the next stage is to connect to the Dell PowerVault SAN and to the volumes it contains.

More information for complete administration of the Dell PowerVault SAN can be found in the PowerVault User’s Guide. In this example we will attach the iSCSI Software Initiator to the SAN and to a single volume. We will skip configuring CHAP but both one way and bi-directional CHAP is supported by the PowerVault SAN.

The first thing to do is add the PowerVault IP Address to the dynamic discovery of the ESX Host iSCSI Software Initiator. This is done to enable rescans to find new volumes that can be seen by ESX and used to create Datastores.

To configure this, navigate in the vCenter GUI to Configuration -> Storage Adapters.

Click on the iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties.

Click the Dynamic Discovery tab.

Click Add.

In the iSCSI Server box type in the IP Address of the PowerVault SAN and hit Ok.

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Contents Page Page Table of Contents Terminology/Glossary Implementing ESX4.1 on the MD32xxi Storage Array IntroductionSupported Hardware and Software Architectural SetupEstablishing Sessions to a SAN PowerVault MD32xxi Storage Setup and Configuration Select Manually Define Hosts Page Select Configuration-Security Profile on the ESX server ISCSI Software Initiator Configuration on ESX4.1 ServerPage Page Clustering with ESX4.1 / Creating DRS Clusters Add iSCSI VMkernel Ports Configure vSwitch & Enable Jumbo FramesPage Assign Network Adapters Page Page Associate VMkernel Ports to Physical Adapters Page Page Enable VMware iSCSI Software Initiator Page Binding VMkernel Ports to iSCSI Software Initiator Static Click the Dynamic Discovery tab Connect to PowerVault MD32XXi StoragePage Page Page Connect to a Volume on PowerVault SAN Enabling VMware Native Multipathing MRU Contact InformationStep A1 Configure vSwitch and Enable Jumbo Frames Appendix aStep A2 Add iSCSI VMkernel Ports Networking Step A3 Assign Network Adapters Step A4 Associate VMkernel Ports to Physical Adapters Page Step A6 Binding VMkernel Ports to iSCSI Software Initiator Step A5 Enable VMware iSCSI Software InitiatorPage Vmk5 iSCSI6 IPv4 Step A7 Connect to the Dell PowerVault Storage