For suse linux enterprise server sp3 using the gui – Dell PowerVault MD3260i User Manual

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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Or 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Or 11

1.

To enable CHAP (optional), the following line needs to be enabled in your /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file:
node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP

2.

To set a user name and password for CHAP authentication of the initiator by the target(s), edit the following lines:
node.session.auth.username = <iscsi_initiator_username>

node.session.auth.password = <CHAP_initiator_password>

3.

If you are using Mutual CHAP authentication, you can set the user name and password for CHAP authentication of

the target(s) by the initiator by editing the following lines:
node.session.auth.username_in=<iscsi_target_username>

node.session.auth.password_in =<CHAP_target_password>

4.

To set up discovery session CHAP authentication, first uncomment the following line:
discovery.sendtargets.auth.authmethod = CHAP

5.

Set a user name and password for a discovery session CHAP authentication of the initiator by the target(s) by

editing the following lines:
discovery.sendtargets.auth.username =<iscsi_initiator_username>

discovery.sendtargets.auth.password =<CHAP_initiator_password>

6.

To set the user name and password for discovery session CHAP authentication of the target(s) by the initiator for

Mutual CHAP, edit the following lines:
discovery.sendtargets.auth.username = <iscsi_target_username>

discovery.sendtargets.auth.password_in = <CHAP_target_password>

7.

The final configuration contained in the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file may look like this:
node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP

node.session.auth.username = iqn.2005- 03.com.redhat01.78b1b8cad821

node.session.auth.password = password_1

node.session.auth.username_in= iqn.1984- 05.com.dell:powervault.123456

node.session.auth.password_in = test1234567890

discovery.sendtargets.auth.authmethod = CHAP

discovery.sendtargets.auth.username = iqn.2005-

03.com.redhat01.78b1b8cad821 discovery.sendtargets.auth.password =

password_1

discovery.sendtargets.auth.username = iqn.1984- 05.com.dell:powervault.

123456discovery.sendtargets.auth.password_in = test1234567890

For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP3 Using The GUI

1.

Click Desktop→ YaST→ iSCSI Initiator.

2.

Click Service Start, then select When Booting.

3.

Select Discovered Targets, then select Discovery.

4.

Enter the IP address of the port.

5.

Click Next.

6.

Select any target that is not logged in and click Log in.

7.

Select one of the following:

– If you are not using CHAP authentication, select No Authentication. Go to step 8.

or

– If you are using CHAP authentication, enter the CHAP user name and password. To enable Mutual CHAP,

select and enter the Mutual CHAP user name and password.

8.

Repeat step 7 for each target until at least one connection is logged in for each controller.

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