Using the advanced option, Sessions tab – Dell PowerVault NX3100 User Manual

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Appendix

Using the Advanced Option

You can use the Advanced option to perform the following functions:

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.

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.

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 is displayed 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.

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