Using the advanced option – Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual
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Appendix
Using the Advanced Option
You can use the Advanced option to perform the following functions:
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Go to iSCSI Initiator Properties
→ Targets tab→ LogOn...→ Log On to
Target window
→ Advanced option. The Advanced Settings screen
appears and consists of two tabs namely—Advanced and IPSec. The
General tab allows you to set CRC/Checksum, CHAP and choose source
IP address and Target Portal—IP address of iSCSI Target. You can use the
Multi-path option to configure load balancing and failover settings.
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In the Advanced Settings window, the Advanced tab provides a drop-down
menu for all the source (Initiator) IP addresses and a drop-down menu for
all Target portal addresses. In an iSCSI Initiator-Target connection, the
Target solution manages the actual paths and IP addresses internally. If
you are using different Target solutions, you can choose the IP address for
multi-path operations from the list.
a
Log on and select the combination of source IP address and Target
IP address.
b
Log in separately to configure multiple connections for the same
Target device.
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In the Advanced Settings window, the IPSec tab allows you to configure
IPSec settings. If you enable IPSec, all IP packets sent during data transfers
are encrypted and authenticated. A common key is set on all IP portals,
allowing all peers to authenticate each other and negotiate packet
encryption.
Verifying the Properties of the Targets That are Connected
Go to iSCSI Initiator Properties
→ Targets→ highlight the Target that is
Connected and click Details. The Target properties screen appears and
consists of three tabs namely—Sessions, Devices, and Properties. The
following sections provide more details about these tabs.
Sessions Tab
The Sessions tab provides information about the Session Identifier, Session
properties, and Sessions Connections. This tab allows you to Log off
sessions. Click Connections to launch the Session Connections screen and
configure the Load Balance Policy. For more information, see "Load Balance
Policy" on page 37.