Monitoring your iscsi configuration, Iscsi initiator setup for vmware – HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option User Manual
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Monitoring your iSCSI configuration
Display information and modify settings on the iSCSI Initiator and target devices by using the following
commands:
iscsiadm list initiator-node
iscsiadm list discovery
iscsiadm list target
iscsiadm list target-param
iscsiadm modify initiator-node
iscsiadm modify discovery
iscsiadm modify target-param
For more details on using the iscsiadm command, see the #man iscsiadm man pages. For more
details on iSCSI Initiator setup, see:
Sun Microsystems System Administration Guide, Devices and File Systems, Section 15
iSCSI Initiator setup for VMware
The software iSCSI Initiator is built into the ESX server’s VMkernel and uses standard GigE NICs to
connect to the mpx100/100b.
To setup software based iSCSI storage connectivity:
1.
Install the appropriate license from VMware to enable iSCSI software driver as per the instructions by
VMware.
2.
Configure the VMKernel TCP/IP networking stack for iSCSI support. Configure the VMkernel, service
console with dedicated virtual switch with a dedicated NIC for iSCSI data traffic. Follow the
instructions from VMware.
shows an example of a configuration.
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Setting up the iSCSI Initiator and storage