Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1599)

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9. Configuring and Managing the iSCSI Initiator with the iSCSISelect Utility
Configuring the iSCSI Initiator Name
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9. Configuring and Managing the iSCSI Initiator
with the iSCSISelect Utility
The iSCSI initiator or host (also known as the iSCSI client) is a system such as a server,
which attaches to an IP network and initiates requests and receives responses from an
iSCSI target. Each iSCSI host is identified by a unique IQN.
Once you have an initiator host system running, you must configure the initiator to
allow access to the iSCSI SAN. To do this, you must:
1. Configure the iSCSI initiator name.
2. Select a controller. For additional information, see “Selecting a Controller” on
page 1600.
3. Configure network properties. For additional information, see “Configuring
Network Properties” on page 1603.
Configuring the iSCSI Initiator Name
The iSCSI initiator name is a unique identifier for the initiator on the network and
configures target access. It must be unique to that system on the network and is
identified by an IQN. The iSCSI initiator name is global to the entire system. The iSCSI
initiator name must also match the target's ACL. After you log into the iSCSISelect
utility, you can configure the iSCSI initiator name from the iSCSI Initiator
Configuration screen.
Note: When installing Microsoft software iSCSI initiator service, the iSCSI initiator
name for OneConnect will change and any IQN name previously configured
through the iSCSISelect utility will be overridden. Though this will not affect
existing boot sessions and persistent sessions, new target logins may fail
because the new IQN name may not match the incoming initiator IQN names
configured on the target. To avoid this situation, after installing Microsoft
software, you must rename the IQN name to the previous IQN name you had
configured.
To configure the iSCSI initiator name:
1. Log into the iSCSISelect utility by pressing <Ctrl+S> when prompted. After the
BIOS initializes, the iSCSI Initiator Configuration screen appears.
2. Set or change the iSCSI initiator name from this screen.
Figure 9-1 iSCSI Initiator Configuration Screen
Note: If there are multiple controllers in your system, your iSCSI Initiator name
may be different for each controller. If this happens, an error message
indicates an Initiator iSCSI Name mismatch. You must save a new initiator