Adding an iSCSI server connection
1. In the navigation window, log in to the management group.
2. Click Management Group Tasks, and select New Server.
3. On the iSCSI tab, enter a name and optional description for the server connection.
4. If you are taking VMware application-managed snapshots, enter the Controlling Server IP
Address.
5. Select Allow access via iSCSI.
6. If you want to use iSCSI load balancing and your initiator is compliant, select Enable load
balancing.
7. In the Authentication section, select CHAP not required.
If later, you decide you want to use CHAP, you can edit the server connection (see “Editing
an iSCSI server connection” (page 199)). For more information, see “Authentication (CHAP)”
(page 234).
8. In the Initiator Node Name field, enter the iqn string.
9. Click OK.
10. Optional: To use CHAP, edit the server connection you just configured and complete the fields
necessary for the type of CHAP you intend to configure, as shown in Table 63 (page 199).
Table 63 Entering CHAP information in a new server
Complete these fieldsFor this CHAP Mode
1-way CHAP
• CHAP name
• Target secret—minimum of 12 characters
2-way CHAP
• CHAP name
• Target secret—minimum of 12 characters
• Initiator secret—minimum of 12 characters; must be
alphanumeric
11. Click OK.
The iSCSI server connection appears in the management group in the navigation window.
You can now assign this server connection to volumes, giving the server access to the volumes.
For more information, see “Assigning iSCSI server connections access to volumes” (page 205).
Editing an iSCSI server connection
You can edit the following fields for an iSCSI server connection:
• Description
• Controlling Server IP Address
• Load balancing
• CHAP options
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