User Manual

Manual Configuration Of iSCSI

The following sections contain step-by-step instructions for configuring iSCSI on your storage array.

However, before beginning, it is important to understand where each of these steps occurs in relation to

your host server or the storage array environment. The following table shows each iSCSI configuration

step and where it occurs.

Table 3. Host Server Vs. Storage Array

This Step is Performed on the Host Server Using

the Microsoft or Linux iSCSI Initiator

This Step is Performed on the Storage Array Using

MD Storage Manager

1. Discover the storage array.

2. Configure the iSCSI ports on the storage array.

3. Perform target discovery from the iSCSI initiator.

4. Configure host access.

5. (Optional) Configure Challenge Handshake

Authentication Protocol (CHAP) authentication on

the storage array.

6. (Optional) Configure CHAP authentication on

the host server.

7. Connect to the storage array from the host

server.

8. (Optional) Set up in-band management.

Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band

Management Only)

The procedure is different for IPv4 and IPv6.

Default Management IPv4 Port Settings

By default, the storage array management ports are set to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

If the controllers on your storage array are unable to get IP configuration from a DHCP server, it times out

after approximately three minutes and falls back to a default static IP address.

The default IP configuration for Controller 0 is:

Port 0:192.168.129.101

The default IP configuration for Controller 1 is:

Port 0:192.168.129.102

NOTE: No default gateway is set.