bIn the confirmation window, type yes to confirm that you want to end the iSCSI session, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you end a session, any corresponding connections terminate the link between the host and the storage array, and the data on the storage array is no longer available.

NOTE: When a session is manually terminated using the MD Storage Manager, the iSCSI initiator software will automatically attempt to re- establish the terminated connection to the storage array. This may cause an error message.

4Click Save As to save the entire iSCSI sessions topology as a text file.

Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline Statistics

If the configured storage array has iSCSI technology, the View iSCSI Statistics option is available only on the iSCSI tab.

1Click the iSCSI tab, and then click View iSCSI Statistics.

2Select the iSCSI statistic type you want to view. Select one of these types:

Ethernet MAC statistics

Ethernet TCP/IP statistics

Target (protocol) statistics

3Choose either Raw statistics or the Baseline statistics.

Raw statistics are all the statistics that have been gathered since the controllers were started. Baseline statistics are point-in-time statistics that have been gathered since you set the baseline time.

After you select the statistics type and either raw or baseline statistics, the details of the statistics appear in the statistics tables.

4To set the baseline for the statistics, complete the following steps: a Select Baseline Statistics.

b Click Set Baseline.

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Dell Computer Drive manual Viewing iSCSI Statistics and Setting Baseline Statistics

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