Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual

Also see for PowerVault NX1950: Deployment guide Important information Getting started Installation guide Installation and troubleshooting guide

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24 Quick Install Steps for Initiator-Target Connection5 In the Log On to Target window, click OK.The Targets tab displays the status of the Target as Connected.6 To accomplish Multipathing, you can use Microsoft MPIO to establishmultiple sessions from host to the same Target device. To establishmultiple sessions:a Go to the Targets tab and select the Target that is Connected.b Repeat step 1 to step 4.c In the Advanced Settings→Target Portal address, choose the redundanthost IP address and the IP address of the PowerVault NX1950 storagesolution.NOTE: During the iSCSI Initiator software installation, Microsoft MPIO isalready selected. MPIO is supported with Initiator version of 2.06 or later. Yourequire two dedicated iSCSI NICs in the target and initiator for efficient MPIOconnection. Multiple connections per session (MC/S) is not supported on thePowerVault NX1950 storage solution.7 To initialize and configure the iSCSI device as local drive and perform iSCSII/O operations, select Computer Management→Disk Management option.NOTICE: If you are configuring the host to access multiple targets (VHD files),ensure that the hosts are clustered. If multiple hosts access the same target, datacorruption may occur. For more information, see "Enabling Multi-Path on theInitiator" on page 61.Method 2 (Discovery Using iSNS Server)This section describes the procedure for iSCSI Target discovery using theiSNS server. For more information about the iSNS server, see "Appendix" onpage 55.