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Dell PowerVault MD3200i/MD3600i Configuration Guide for VMware ESX4.1 Server Software
June 4, 2012 Page 14
The following command will add a new iSCSI VMkernel Port named iSCSI1 on the
vSwitch created in the previous step.
esxcfg-vswitch –A iSCSI1 vSwitch2
This next command will configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask and enable Jumbo Frame
support for the new VMkernel Port iSCSI1
esxcfg-vmknic –a –i 10.10.6.206 –n 255.255.255.0 –m 9000 iSCSI1
For our example with a 1:1 relationship with 3 NICs we need to create 2 more VMkernel
Ports named iSCSI2 and iSCSI3
esxcfg-vswitch –A iSCSI2 vSwitch2
esxcfg-vmknic –a –i 10.10.7.207 –n 255.255.255.0 –m 9000 iSCSI2
esxcfg-vswitch –A iSCSI3 vSwitch2
esxcfg-vmknic –a –i 10.10.8.208 –n 255.255.255.0 –m 9000 iSCSI3
To verify the configuration enter the following command:
esxcfg-vswitch –l
The output will look similar to this:
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU Uplinks
vSwitch2 64 7 64 9000
PortGroup Name VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
iSCSI3 0 1
iSCSI2 0 1
iSCSI1 0 1
This will show the VMkernel ports that are assigned to the vSwitch. To verify the IP
addresses enter the following command:
esxcfg-vmknic –l
The output will look similar to the graphic below.
You can also verify the IP Addresses via the vCenter GUI. In vCenter, on the ESX Host,
navigate to Configuration -> Networking.