Configuring the microsoft iscsi initiator – Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual
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Detailed End-to-End iSCSI Setup
3 The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation screen appears. The options
Initiator Service and Software Initiator are selected by default. The
Microsoft MPIO multipathing is unchecked. You must select this option
as all installations in this document use the Multipath I/O (MPIO)
feature. Click Next.
NOTE:
You must select the Microsoft MPIO support for iSCSI during
installation to accomplish load balancing and failover among multiple NICs
and iSCSI host bus adapters (HBAs).
4 The License Agreement screen appears. Read the agreement and select I
Agree to continue with the installation. Click Next.
5 The Completing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation Wizard
appears indicating the installation is complete. Click Finish.
6 The Wizard prompts you to reboot the system. Click OK. The system
reboots and iSCSI Initiator is installed completely. A command-line utility
called iSCSICLI is also installed. You can use the iSCSICLI feature to
control the iSCSI Initiator service and HBAs.
The release notes and user guide are saved onto the local host when the iSCSI
Initiator package is extracted. Some of the restrictions listed here may change
in future releases.
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Dynamic disks on an iSCSI session are not supported.
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The default iSCSI node name is generated from the Microsoft Windows
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computer name. If the Windows computer name contains a character that
would be invalid within an iSCSI node name, such as an _ (underscore),
then the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator service converts the invalid character to
a - (hyphen).
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Both Initiator and Target CHAP secrets should be greater than or equal to
12 bytes, and less than or equal to 16 bytes if IPsec is not being used.
It should be greater than 1 byte and less than or equal to 16 bytes if IPsec
is being used.
Configuring the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
After the installation is complete, you can use the iSCSI Initiator Properties
to manage the iSCSI environment. This section describes the various
configuration options that are available.