Chapter 3: Setup
Install iSCSI Initiator on the Host PC
This step applies to the M500i, M300i, and M200i models only.
To access the iSCSI data ports, you must have the iSCSI Initiator installed on your Host PC. You can use a Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with
•QLogic
•Intel
•Alacritech
Contact the card manufacturer for the latest model information. Follow the installation and setup instructions that come with the card.
Software-based iSCSI Initiator
You can also use a
Install the iSCSI initiator on your Host PC then proceed with the following steps.
1.Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and
The iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box displays.
2.On the Discovery tab, click on Add button.
3.In the Add Target Portal dialog box, type in the IP address of one of the VTrak’s iSCSI ports and click OK.
4.Go to Targets tab. The iSCSI name should appear. It looks like:
iqn.1994-12.com.promise.target.0.0.4.0.0.0.0.0.
5.Highlight the ISCSI name and click the Logon button. Then click OK on the Log On to Target dialog box.
To log off from VTrak, do the following:
1.Launch the iSCSI Initiator as described above.
2.Go to the Targets tab, highlight the VTrak iSCSI name, and click the Details button.
3.Go to the Sessions tab of the Target Properties dialog box. The Identifier for the iSCSI name should appear. It looks like:
ffffffff817b0494-4000013700000007
4.Check the box to the left of the Identifier, click the Log off... button, then click the OK button.
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