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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 50 Configuring iSCSI
Configuring iSCSI
Step 4 Select the VSAN and targets to associate with this iSCSI initiator and click Next.
Note The iSCSI wizard turns on the Dynamic Import FC Targets feature.
You see the iSCSI Wizard Select Zone dialog box shown in Figure 50-8.
Figure 50-8 iSCSI Wizard Select Zone Dialog Box
Step 5 Set the zone name for this new iSCSI zone and check the ReadOnly check box if needed.
Step 6 Click Finish to create this iSCSI initiator.
If created, the target VSAN is added to the iSCSI host VSAN list.
Note iSCSI wizard automatically turns on the Dynamic FC target import.
Presenting Fibre Channel Targets as iSCSI Targets
The IPS module or MPS-14/2 module presents physical Fibre Channel targets as iSCSI virtual targets,
allowing them to be accessed by iSCSI hosts. It does this in one of two ways:
• Dynamic mapping—Automatically maps all the Fibre Channel target devices/ports as iSCSI
devices. Use this mapping to create automatic iSCSI target names.