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Post Installation Tasks
Before using the storage array for the first time, complete a number of initial configuration tasks in the order shown. These tasks are performed using the MD Storage Manager.
NOTE: If Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is not used, initial configuration using the management station must be performed on the same physical subnet as the storage array. Additionally, during initial configuration, at least one network adapter must be configured on the same IP subnet as the storage array’s default management port (192.168.128.101 or 192.168.128.102). After initial configuration, the management ports are configured using MD Storage Manager and the management station’s IP address can be changed back to the previous settings.
Before You Begin
NOTE: Before you begin configuring iSCSI, it is recommended that you fill out the IPv4 or IPv6 iSCSI configuration worksheet available in this document. Gathering this type of information about your network before starting the configuration steps helps you to complete the process more efficiently.
iSCSI Configuration Terminology
Term | Definition |
CHAP (Challenge | Access to an iSCSI storage system by restricting use of the iSCSI data ports on both the host |
Handshake | server and storage array. For more information on the types of CHAP authentication supported, |
Authentication | see Understanding CHAP Authentication. |
Protocol) |
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Host or host server | A server connected to the storage array using iSCSI ports. |
Host server port | SCSI port on the host server used to connect it to the storage array. |
iSCSI initiator | The |
| between the host server and the storage array. |
iSCSI host port | The iSCSI port (two per controller) on the storage array. |
iSNS (Microsoft | An automated discovery, management and configuration Storage Naming Service) tool used by |
Internet Storage | some iSCSI devices. |
Naming Service) |
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Management station | The system from which you manage your host server/storage array configuration. |
Storage array | The enclosure containing the storage data accessed by the host server. |
Target | An iSCSI port on the storage array that accepts and responds to requests from the iSCSI |
| initiator installed on the host server. |
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