Dell PowerVault MD3220i - Manual (Page 62)

62 Appendix—Manual Configuration of iSCSI
c Verify that the following time-out value is set to 30:
node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout = 30
d Save and close the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file.
5 From the console, restart the iSCSI service with the following command:
service iscsi start
6 Verify that the iSCSI service is running during boot using the following
command from the console:
chkconfig iscsi on
7 To display the available iSCSI targets at the specified IP address, use the
following command:
iscsiadm –m discovery –t st -p
<IP_address_of_iSCSI_port>
8 After target discovery, use the following command to manually log in:
iscsiadm -m node –l
This log in is performed automatically at startup if automatic startup is
enabled.
9 Manually log out of the session using the following command:
iscsiadm -m node -T <initiator_username> -p
<target_ip> -u
Step 4: Configure Host Access
This step specifies which host servers access virtual disks on the storage array.
You should perform this step:
• Before mapping virtual disks to host servers
• Any time you connect new host servers to the storage array
1 Launch MDSM.
2 Navigate to the AMW and click Manually define hosts.
3 At Enter host name, enter the host server for virtual disk mapping.
This can be an informal name, not necessarily a name used to identify the
host server to the network.
4 Select a method for adding the host port identifier.
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