38 Post Installation Tasks
Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array
The following sections contain step-by-step instructions for configuring
iSCSI on your storage array. However, before beginning, it is important to
understand where each of these steps occur in relation to your host
server/storage array environment.
Table4-2 below shows each specific iSCSI configuration step and where it
occurs.
Table 4-2. Host Server Vs. Storage Array
This Step is Performed on the Host Server
Using the Microsoft or Linux iSCSI Initiator This Step is Performed on the Storage
Array Using PowerVault MD Storage
Manager
1
Discover the storage array
2
Configure the iSCSI ports on the
storage array
3
Perform target discovery from the iSCSI
initiator
4
Configure host access
5
(Optional) Configure CHAP
authentication on the storage array
6
(Optional) Configure CHAP
authentication on the host server
7
Connect to the storage array from the
host server
8
(Optional) Set up in-band management
NOTE: It is recommended that you use the PowerVault Modular Disk Configuration Utility
(MDCU) for iSCSI configuration. The PowerVault MDCU wizards guides you through the
configuration steps described above. If you want to perform a manual configuration, see
"Appendix—Manual Configuration of iSCSI" on page55.
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