Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual
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Appendix
To configure the iSNS Server, perform the following steps.
1 Log on to the server where you have installed the iSNS Server 3.0 and go to
Start
→ Programs→ Microsoft iSNS Server→ Configure iSNS server.
The iSNS Server screen consists of three tabs namely—General, Discovery
Domains, and Discovery Domain Sets. The General tab lists all devices
(iSCSI Initiators and Targets) that are registered with the iSNS Server.
Perform the following procedure to add Targets and Initiators to the
iSNS Server:
a
Go to the iSCSI Initiator properties
→ Discovery→ iSNS Servers→
Add and add the IP address or DNS name of the Initiator and register
this Initiator to the iSNS server.
b
Log in to the iSNS server and go to Start
→ Programs→ Microsoft iSNS
Server
→ Configure iSNS server→ General tab. The Initiator that you
registered with iSNS Server in step a is listed. Similarly all iSCSI
Initiators that you register with iSNS Server are listed in the General tab.
c
Log in to the PowerVault NF500/NF600 storage system that you
configured as a Target and go to Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
Console
→ right-click and select Properties→ iSNS tab and add iSNS
server IP address or DNS name.
d
To verify, log in to the iSNS Server and check the General tab to ensure
that all Targets of PowerVault NF500/NF600 storage system are listed.
If multiple PowerVault NF500/NF600 storage systems are registered with
iSNS server, then all Target Devices that are created in the
PowerVault NF500/NF600 storage systems are listed in iSNS server.
2 You can use the Discovery Domains feature to group certain Initiators
with Targets with specific access:
a
Go to iSNS Server Properties
→ Discovery Domains tab→ click
Create
→ enter a name for the Discovery domain→ select Add.
b
The Add registered Initiator or Target to Discovery Domain screen
appears. Select the specific Initiators and Targets that you want to
configure and click OK.
3 You can configure multiple Discovery Domains in the iSCSI network.
The domains are listed in the Discovery Domain Sets tab. The Discovery
Domain Sets tab displays Default DD and Default DDS options. You can
create any number of groups as required.