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Main Notes, Notices ____________________ Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 4 Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5 Uninstalling Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 6 Guidelines for Configuring Your Network foriSCSI . . . . . . 63 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Page Introduction System Requirements Management Station Hardware Requirements Introduction to Storage Arrays Hardware Installation Storage Configuration Planning About the Enclosure Connections Cabling the Enclosure Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy Direct-Attached Solutions Page Page Network-Attached Solutions 14 Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures Page Software Installation System Assembly and Startup Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only) Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server Page Page Installing MD Storage Software Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Windows) Page Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux) Page Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux) Documentation for Windows Systems Viewing Resource CD Contents Installing the Manuals Documentation for Linux Systems Viewing Resource CD Contents Installing the Manuals Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration Before You Start Terminology iSCSI Configuration Worksheet Page 34 Table 4-3. iSCSI Configuration Worksheet (IPv6 settings) Mutual CHAP Secret If you need additional space for more than one host server, use an additional sheet. Target CHAP Secret host server MD3000i Using iSNS Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band management only) Default Management Port Settings Automatic Storage Array Discovery Manual Storage Array Discovery Set Up the Array 38 NOTE: Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array Step 3: Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version If you are using Linux Server If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1 IP_address_of_iSCSI_port Step 4: Configure Host Access Understanding CHAP Authentication What is CHAP? Target CHAP Mutual CHAP CHAP Definitions How CHAP Is Set Up Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional) Configuring Target CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional) If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version secret TCP_listening_port CHAP_password If you are using Linux Server Page If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1 iscsi_initiator_username CHAP_target_password iscsi_target_username CHAP_initiator_password If you are using SLES10 SP1 via the GUI Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI Target_Name Report_To_PNP Mapping_Count Authtype Target_Name Mapping_Count * Authtype Password If you are using a Linux Server Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management Premium Features Troubleshooting Tools Page Uninstalling Software Uninstalling From Windows Uninstalling From Linux Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI Windows Host Setup Linux Host Setup Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only) Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using a Static IP address (root users only) Page Index A C D E