Connect to the iscsi host system, Configure multipath i/o (mpio), Start the iscsi initiator – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual
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Configuring Local and Remote Connections
You can use SmartStart to do the following:
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Connect the local host (the Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 server into
which you inserted the SmartStart media) to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
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Connect a remote host (any Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 server other
than the Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 server into which you inserted
the SmartStart media) to the HP 3PAR storage system.
To connect to and configure a remote host system:
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You must be able to use the same ID and password to gain administrator access to both
the local host and the remote host. If you cannot use the same login, you must insert the
SmartStart media into the remote host and configure the machine as a local host.
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If you have set up domains on your local host system and plan to configure a remote host
system, that remote host must be in the same domain as the local host.
Connect to the iSCSI Host System
1.
In the Host address field, do one of the following:
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If you are configuring the machine into which you inserted the SmartStart media, enter
localhost
.
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If you are configuring any host other than the machine that is running SmartStart, enter
that host IP address or DNS name.
2.
Click Connect.
3.
Click Next.
Configure Multipath I/O (MPIO)
Multipath I/O (MPIO) helps ensure the stability of the connection between the host and HP 3PAR
StoreServ Storage systems.
To configure MPIO:
1.
Click Configure.
2.
If the wizard displays the Reboot when finished checkbox, select it. In order to complete this
MPIO configuration, the wizard will reboot the host system at the end of the iSCSI host
configuration process.
NOTE:
If the MPIO device ID is already configured on the host system, the wizard does not
display the Reboot when finished checkbox.
3.
Click Next.
Troubleshooting Task Completion
If SmartStart displays the Failed to validate whether the current Windows task is complete message,
click Configure again.
If the problem persists, contact HP support. For more information, see
.
Start the iSCSI Initiator
NOTE:
SmartStart supports only the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
1.
Click Start.
2.
Click Next.
Configure the iSCSI Host
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