Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual

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30 Detailed End-to-End iSCSI SetupConfiguring the Microsoft iSCSI InitiatorAfter the installation is complete, you can use the iSCSI Initiator to managethe iSCSI environment. This section describes the initial configuration steps.If you use the Direct Portals option in the Discovery tab of the iSCSIInitiator Properties window, add iSCSI NIC IP address of the PowerVaultNX1950 storage system.If you are configuring a PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution:a Add the highly-available iSCSI instance IP address in the TargetPortals tab (3.1 Target).b Add the virtual IP address that was created and added as a clusterresource using the iSCSI NIC (3.0 Target).All Targets that are created in the PowerVault NX1950 cluster solutions arelisted in the Targets tab.If you use the iSNS servers option in the Discovery tab, the Targets created inall PowerVault NX1950 storage solutions/cluster solutions that are registeredwith iSNS server are displayed.Configuring Microsoft iSCSI Software TargetThe Microsoft iSCSI Software Target software package is pre-installed on thePowerVault NX1950 storage solution.Before configuring iSCSI Targets, you must create a few LUNs and reservestorage space to create Virtual Disks for iSCSI Targets. The following sectionprovides step-by-step instructions to create storage space.Configuring the Target1 Configure Network Settings on the iSCSI Target device—The PowerVaultNX1950 storage solution is configured to use DHCP for network settingsby default. The PowerVault NX1950 storage system is designed formulti-path operations and is equipped with two RJ45 Ethernet connectors.You can add an optional additional NIC. The PowerVault NX1950Configuration tasks window displays the basic settings.NOTE: It is recommended that you configure dedicated iSCSI NICs onseparate subnets and not on the public network.