Dell PowerVault NX1950 - Manual (Page 29)

Configuring Shared Storage on Your Dell|EqualLogic PS Series Storage Array
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Configuring Shared Storage on Your
Dell|EqualLogic PS Series Storage
Array
The following sections describe how to connect nodes to the
Dell|EqualLogic PS Series volumes, align disk sectors for optimal
performance, create a basic disk, and assign a drive letter. Although all cluster
nodes must be connected to the shared volumes, you only have to align disk
sections and format the disks on the first node in the cluster.
Connecting Nodes to Volumes
After Microsoft
®
iSCSI Initiator is installed on a cluster node, you can
connect the node to the shared volumes, including the quorum resource
volume and the service volumes. A volume is seen on the network as an iSCSI
target. When you create a PS Series volume, the group automatically
generates an iSCSI target name. The volume name is appended to the end of
the target name. After the initiator logs into the volume, it appears as a local
disk (called an iSCSI disk) in the Disk Management utility.
NOTE:
To access a volume, a node must supply an IP address, iSCSI initiator name,
or CHAP user name that matches the information in one of the volume’s access
control records. For more information, see "Restricting Access to Volumes" on
page 25.
The following steps describe how to connect to a PS Series volume:
1 Launch the Microsoft iSCSI initiator. Click Start Programs→ Microsoft
iSCSI Initiator → Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.
2 In the iSCSI initiator Properties screen, click the Discovery→ Add. In the
Add Target Portal screen, specify the PS Series group IP address (or its
DNS name). Then, click OK. This enables the initiator to discover the
iSCSI targets associated with the group volumes.
3 In the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Properties window, click the Targets tab.
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