Table 4-1
Configuring iSCSI on the appliance
ReferenceDescriptionStep No.
See “Setting the IQN for the
initiator” on page 20.
Configure IQN for the initiator1.
See “Configuring the interface
properties” on page 21.
Configure the iSCSI interface. The IP
address must be configured. You may
optionally configure other interface
properties like Netmask, gateway etc.
2.
See “Discovering targets by using
the portal address” on page 26.
See “Discovering targets by using
iSNS” on page 28.
Discover the targets by using the portal
address or the iSNS server.
3.
See “Connecting to a target”
on page 30.
Connect to the target4.
Setting the IQN for the initiator
This section explains how you can set the IQN for the NetBackup Appliance
(initiator).
To set the IQN
1
Open a Secure Shell (SSH) session to log on to the appliance as an
administrator.
2
Navigate to the Main_Menu > Settings > iSCSI menu.
3
Type the command Initiator Set IQN and enter the IQN as a parameter.
Note the following about IQN:
■ The IQN must be up to 255 characters long.
■ The IQN can only contain numbers (0-9), letters (A-Z and a-z), colons (:),
hyphens (-), and periods (.).
Example: iqn.1999-06.com.veritas:abc
4
The following message is displayed:
iSCSI> Initiator Set IQN iqn.veritas.abc
- [Info] The IQN has been updated to iqn.veritas.abc.
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Setting the IQN for the initiator
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