Brocade iSCSI Gateway Service Administrator's Guide (53-1000603-01, October 2007)

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Enabling the iSNS client service

This section explains how to enable the iSNS client service and configure the iSNS server IP

address. Fabric OS supports one iSNS server connection.

NOTE

If DD and DDSets are configured on the fabric, clear the DD and DDSet configurations before

enabling iSNS client services.

To enable the iSNS client service

1. Connect to the switch and log in.

2. Enable the iSNS client service by entering the fosConfig - -enable isnsc command as follows:

switch:admin> fosconfig --enable isnsc

3. Verify that the service is enabled by entering the fosConfig - -show command as follows:

switch:admin> fosconfig --show

FC Routing service:disabled

iSCSI service:enabled

iSNS Client service:enabled

4. Set the IP address of the iSNS server. You can use either the IP address of the GbE port that

attaches the FC4-16IP blade, or the server management port IP address.

To set GbE port IP address, use the isnscCfg - -set command with the -m and -s options as

follows:

switch:admin> isnsccfg --set <slot>/ge<port> -s <IP_address>

where

• <slot> is the number of the slot where the FC4-16IP blade is inserted.

• ge<port> is the physical GbE port number (ge followed by 0–7, for example, ge0).

• <IP_address> is the iSNS server IP address.

The following is an example.

switch:admin> isnsccfg --set 10/ge0 -s 10.32.0.145

iSNS client configuration updated:

peering with iSNS server 10.32.0.145 on slot 10, port ge0.

Verify that the iSNS server has been configured correctly by entering the isnscCfg - -show

command as follows:

switch:admin> isnsccfg --show

iSNS client is peering with iSNS server 10.32.0.145 on slot 10, port ge0.

Operational Status: Connected to iSNS server.

To set the IP address of the iSNS server management port rather than the GbE port, use the

isnsccfg - -set command with the -m and -s options as follows:

switch:admin> isnsccfg --set -m -s <IP_address>

where <IP_address> is the iSNS server management port IP address.