Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual
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Detailed End-to-End iSCSI Setup
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9 In the right pane, the iSCSI disk that is Connected is displayed as
Unknown Not Initialized and Unallocated.
10 The Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard option is
displayed. Run the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard.
a
Retain the default settings and select Next in all screens.
b
The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard screen
appears. Click Finish.
11 Go to the Disk Management. The Unallocated iSCSI disk is now
identified as Basic and Unallocated. Right-click the iSCSI disk and select
New Partition….
a
The New Partition Wizard is launched. Click Next.
b
In the Select Partition Type screen, select the Partition Type as
Primary Partition. Click Next.
c
In the Specify Partition size screen, specify the partition size.
Click Next.
d
In the Assign Drive Letter or Path screen, assign the driver letter from
the drop-down menu. Click Next.
e
In the Format Partition screen, use the default options to format the
partition. Enter a Volume label and click Next.
NOTE:
Select the Perform quick format check box for faster format.
f
In the Completing the New Partition Wizard screen, click Finish.
The new partition is successfully created.
12 Go to the Disk Management. The iSCSI disk is identified with the volume
label you entered.
The iSCSI connection is now established and the device is ready for block
I/O operations.