8Click OK.

If discovery session failover is desired, repeat step 5 and step 6 (in this step) for all iSCSI ports on the storage array. Otherwise, single-host port configuration is sufficient.

NOTE: If the connection fails, make sure that all IP addresses are entered correctly. Mistyped IP addresses are a common cause of connection problems.

If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version

1Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (if not already set): sc \\<server_name> config msiscsi start= auto

2Start the iSCSI service (if necessary): sc start msiscsi

3If you are not using mutual CHAP authentication, skip to step 4.

4Enter the mutual CHAP secret you entered for the storage array: iscsicli CHAPSecret <secret>

5Remove the target portal that you configured on the storage array during target discovery: iscsicli RemoveTargetPortal <IP_address> <TCP_listening_port>

You will reset this IP address under CHAP authentication in the following steps.

6Add the target portal with CHAP defined:

iscsicli QAddTargetPortal

<IP_address_of_iSCSI_port_on_storage_array> [CHAP_username] [CHAP_password]

where

[CHAP_username] is the initiator name

[CHAP_password] is the target CHAP secret

If discovery session failover is desired, repeat step 5 for all iSCSI ports on the storage array. Otherwise, single-host port configuration is sufficient.

If you are using Linux Server

1Edit the /etc/iscsi.conf file to add an OutgoingUsername= and OutgoingPassword= entry after each DiscoveryAddress= entry. OutgoingUsername is the iSCSI initiator name entered in Step 4: Configure Host Access, and the OutgoingPassword is the CHAP secret created in Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional).

For example, your edited /etc/iscsi.conf file might look like this:

DiscoveryAddress=172.168.10.6

OutgoingUsername=iqn.1987-05.com.cisco:01.742b2d31b3e

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3000i specifications

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