Dell PowerVault NX3000 Deployment Manual

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46 AppendixUsing the Advanced OptionYou can use the Advanced option to perform the following functions:• Go to iSCSI Initiator Properties→ Targets tab→ LogOn...→ Log On toTarget window→ Advanced option. The Advanced Settings screen appearsand consists of two tabs namely—Advanced and IPSec. The General taballows you to set CRC/Checksum, CHAP and choose source IP addressand Target Portal—IP address of iSCSI Target. You can use the Multi-pathoption to configure load balancing and failover settings.• In the Advanced Settings window, the Advanced tab provides a drop-downmenu for all the source (Initiator) IP addresses and a drop-down menu forall Target portal addresses. In an iSCSI Initiator-Target connection, theTarget solution manages the actual paths and IP addresses internally. If youare using different Target solutions, you can choose the IP address formulti-path operations from the list.a Log on and select the combination of source IP address and TargetIP address.b Log in separately to configure multiple connections for the sameTarget device.• In the Advanced Settings window, the IPSec tab allows you to configureIPSec settings. If you enable IPSec, all IP packets sent during data transfers areencrypted and authenticated. A common key is set on all IP portals, allowingall peers to authenticate each other and negotiate packet encryption.Verifying the Properties of the Targets that are ConnectedGo to iSCSI Initiator Properties→ Targets→ highlight the Target that isConnected and click Details. The Target properties screen is displayed andconsists of three tabs namely—Sessions, Devices, and Properties. Thefollowing sections provide more details about these tabs.Sessions TabThe Sessions tab provides information about the Session Identifier, Sessionproperties, and Sessions Connections. This tab allows you to Log off sessions.