Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual

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Detailed End-to-End iSCSI Setup 43c In the Advanced Settings window, select the redundant iSCSIIP address of the PowerVault NX1950 storage system.Selecting the redundant iSCSI IP address ensures that the iSCSInetwork traffic and the public network traffic are on separate subnets.This also allows load balancing/Failover.The iSCSI connection is now established and the device is ready forblock I/O operations.NOTE: You can also configure Load balancing and failover by using MicrosoftMPIO support or Multiple Connections per Session (MC/S). Currently theMPIO option is supported with PowerVault NX1950 storage solution andPowerVault NX1950 cluster solution configured with 3.1 iSCSI Target andMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator version 2.06 or later. The MC/S option is notsupported with PowerVault NX1950 storage system and PowerVault NX1950cluster solutions.Configuring iSCSI LUNs1 From Disk Management, configure the iSCSI Target device. Go to theiSCSI Initiator host and click Start →Control Panel →Administrativetools →Computer Management→Disk Management.2 In the right pane, the iSCSI disk is displayed as Unknown Not Initializedand Unallocated.3 The Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard option appears.Run the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard.a Retain the default settings and select Next in all screens.b The Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard screenappears. Click Finish.NOTE: Dynamic disks are not supported with iSCSI configuration.4 Go to the Disk Management. The Unallocated iSCSI disk is nowidentified as Basic and Unallocated. Right-click the iSCSI disk and selectNew Partition….a The New Partition Wizard is launched. Click Next.b In the Select Partition Type screen, select the Partition Type asPrimary Partition. Click Next.