Product Guide
Page 1
Dell™ Model TL2000/TL4000 1GB iSCSI to SAS bridge iSCSI initiators Table of Contents Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only 3 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server 3 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server 3 Installing the iSCSI initiator during RHEL 4 installation 3 Installing the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 4 installation 3 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a RHEL 5 System...
Dell™ Model TL2000/TL4000 1GB iSCSI to SAS bridge iSCSI initiators Table of Contents Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only 3 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server 3 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server 3 Installing the iSCSI initiator during RHEL 4 installation 3 Installing the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 4 installation 3 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a RHEL 5 System...
Product Guide
Page 2
Connect to the TL2000/TL4000 from the Host Server 9 If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 9 If you are using a Linux Server 10 Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI 11 Linux Host Setup ...12 Avoiding duplicate iSCSI devices discovered by RH5 12 Avoiding duplicate iSCSI devices discovered by RH4 13 Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections 13 Performing Hardware Maintenance with your iSCSI solution 14 Reference information...15 Terminology...15 Understanding CHAP Authentication 15 Using iSNS ...15 Page 2
Connect to the TL2000/TL4000 from the Host Server 9 If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 9 If you are using a Linux Server 10 Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI 11 Linux Host Setup ...12 Avoiding duplicate iSCSI devices discovered by RH5 12 Avoiding duplicate iSCSI devices discovered by RH4 13 Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections 13 Performing Hardware Maintenance with your iSCSI solution 14 Reference information...15 Terminology...15 Understanding CHAP Authentication 15 Using iSNS ...15 Page 2
Product Guide
Page 3
...Details to display a list of Packages to the following steps for iSCSI. Using this document provides relevant information on iSCSI initiator installation and configuration. Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server You can install the iSCSI initiator software on whether you are using a Windows Server 2003 operating...system. NOTE: If you are prompted to do not need to SAS™ bridge Support Matrix located at: //www.support.dell.com for iSCSI option is running Windows Server 2008, you do so, reboot your system. The Package Group Selection screen is displayed, select...
...Details to display a list of Packages to the following steps for iSCSI. Using this document provides relevant information on iSCSI initiator installation and configuration. Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server You can install the iSCSI initiator software on whether you are using a Windows Server 2003 operating...system. NOTE: If you are prompted to do not need to SAS™ bridge Support Matrix located at: //www.support.dell.com for iSCSI option is running Windows Server 2008, you do so, reboot your system. The Package Group Selection screen is displayed, select...
Product Guide
Page 5
...address or DNS name of the host you want to connect with installation. Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a SLES 10 SP1 System You can specify that a digest of steps that has target CHAP already configured. e) Click OK to exit the advanced menu, and OK again to SAS bridge ...Page 5 Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator This step identifies the iSCSI ports on the TL2000/TL4000 1GB iSCSI to determine if any dependencies exist. 6) f no ...
...address or DNS name of the host you want to connect with installation. Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a SLES 10 SP1 System You can specify that a digest of steps that has target CHAP already configured. e) Click OK to exit the advanced menu, and OK again to SAS bridge ...Page 5 Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator This step identifies the iSCSI ports on the TL2000/TL4000 1GB iSCSI to determine if any dependencies exist. 6) f no ...
Product Guide
Page 6
... Continuous=no InitialR2T=no ImmediateData=yes MaxRecvDataSegmentLength=65536 FirstBurstLength=262144 MaxBurstLength=16776192 3) Restart the iSCSI daemon by modifying the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file. 1) Edit the following command: iscsiadm -m node -T -p -u Page 6 Using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1 Configuration of the iSCSI initiator for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® version 4 and SUSE® Linux...
... Continuous=no InitialR2T=no ImmediateData=yes MaxRecvDataSegmentLength=65536 FirstBurstLength=262144 MaxBurstLength=16776192 3) Restart the iSCSI daemon by modifying the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file. 1) Edit the following command: iscsiadm -m node -T -p -u Page 6 Using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1 Configuration of the iSCSI initiator for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® version 4 and SUSE® Linux...
Product Guide
Page 7
...for the host server) on the iSCSI to SAS bridge. The iSCSI port you configured on the iSCSI to SAS bridge during transmission to assist in troubleshooting. NOTE: IPSec is configured, select this option. Using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 1) Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (...authentication, skip to step 4. 4) Enter the mutual CHAP secret you entered for the iSCSI to SAS bridge: iscsicli CHAPSecret 5) Remove the target portal that corresponds to your operating system. Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional) Select the set of steps in one ...
...for the host server) on the iSCSI to SAS bridge. The iSCSI port you configured on the iSCSI to SAS bridge during transmission to assist in troubleshooting. NOTE: IPSec is configured, select this option. Using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 1) Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (...authentication, skip to step 4. 4) Enter the mutual CHAP secret you entered for the iSCSI to SAS bridge: iscsicli CHAPSecret 5) Remove the target portal that corresponds to your operating system. Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional) Select the set of steps in one ...
Product Guide
Page 8
... configuring Mutual CHAP authentication in Linux, you are using Mutual CHAP authentication, you can be viewed in the iSCSI bridge management interface For example, your edited /etc/iscsi.conf file might look like this: DiscoveryAddress=172.168.10.6 OutgoingUsername=iqn.1987-05.com.cisco:01.742b2d31b3e OutgoingPassword=0123456789abcdef IncomingUsername=iqn.1984-05.com.dell:powervault...
... configuring Mutual CHAP authentication in Linux, you are using Mutual CHAP authentication, you can be viewed in the iSCSI bridge management interface For example, your edited /etc/iscsi.conf file might look like this: DiscoveryAddress=172.168.10.6 OutgoingUsername=iqn.1987-05.com.cisco:01.742b2d31b3e OutgoingPassword=0123456789abcdef IncomingUsername=iqn.1984-05.com.dell:powervault...
Product Guide
Page 9
... 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI 1) Click Start−> Programs−> Microsoft iSCSI Initiator or Start−> All Programs−>Administrative Tools−> iSCSI Initiator. 2) Click the Targets tab. Connect to the TL2000/TL4000 from separate host-side NICs. 8) Repeat step 3 through step 7 for... each controller. 12) Go to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. d) Data Digest and Header Digest: Optionally, you can specify that a digest of the port. 5) Click Next. 6) Select any target that is configured, select...
... 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI 1) Click Start−> Programs−> Microsoft iSCSI Initiator or Start−> All Programs−>Administrative Tools−> iSCSI Initiator. 2) Click the Targets tab. Connect to the TL2000/TL4000 from separate host-side NICs. 8) Repeat step 3 through step 7 for... each controller. 12) Go to Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. d) Data Digest and Header Digest: Optionally, you can specify that a digest of the port. 5) Click Next. 6) Select any target that is configured, select...
Product Guide
Page 10
... 5 TARGET NAME : iqn.1984-05.com.dell:powervault.6001372000f5f0e600000000463b9292 TARGET ALIAS : HOST ID : 3 BUS ID : 0 TARGET ID : 0 TARGET ADDRESS : 192.168.0.111:3260,1 Setting Up Your iSCSI ISCSI to enable multipathing for more information about the commands used . is not used in the previous steps, you did not configure CHAP authentication, you do not need...
... 5 TARGET NAME : iqn.1984-05.com.dell:powervault.6001372000f5f0e600000000463b9292 TARGET ALIAS : HOST ID : 3 BUS ID : 0 TARGET ID : 0 TARGET ADDRESS : 192.168.0.111:3260,1 Setting Up Your iSCSI ISCSI to enable multipathing for more information about the commands used . is not used in the previous steps, you did not configure CHAP authentication, you do not need...
Product Guide
Page 11
...or Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server. To set up your network environment and IP addresses for use with your host server and iSCSI to configure and select Properties 3) On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections), select ... select Network connections. 2) Right-click the network connection you want to SAS bridge management and iSCSI ports. Then click Manage network connections. 2) Right-click the network connection you want to configure and select Properties. 3) On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the ...
...or Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server. To set up your network environment and IP addresses for use with your host server and iSCSI to configure and select Properties 3) On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections), select ... select Network connections. 2) Right-click the network connection you want to SAS bridge management and iSCSI ports. Then click Manage network connections. 2) Right-click the network connection you want to configure and select Properties. 3) On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the ...
Product Guide
Page 12
... to resolve remote NetBIOS names, select Enable LMHOSTS lookup. 7) To specify the location of each iSCSI port connected to the .The specific steps depend on whether you are configuring TCP/IP using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or configuring TCP/IP using a Linux host network, the following section provides a framework for preparing your network...
... to resolve remote NetBIOS names, select Enable LMHOSTS lookup. 7) To specify the location of each iSCSI port connected to the .The specific steps depend on whether you are configuring TCP/IP using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or configuring TCP/IP using a Linux host network, the following section provides a framework for preparing your network...
Product Guide
Page 13
...LT04 tape drive, while the target that contains 0.0.1 is associated for the libraries. (i.e., if the drive has Host ID 65 and 66, note ID 66; ENABLE/DISABLE TARGETS TargetName=iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2005c5:spi.0.0.0 Enabled=no TargetName=iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2005c5:spi.0.0.1 Enabled=no The iscsi.conf...(and the correct ones remain), ensure your iSCSI connections In ISCSI Web Manager interface, click the iSCSI connections, the Host Ports will show the status of each port on the host server and iSCSI to SAS bridge? • Is TCP/IP correctly configured on all target host ports? • Is...
...LT04 tape drive, while the target that contains 0.0.1 is associated for the libraries. (i.e., if the drive has Host ID 65 and 66, note ID 66; ENABLE/DISABLE TARGETS TargetName=iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2005c5:spi.0.0.0 Enabled=no TargetName=iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2005c5:spi.0.0.1 Enabled=no The iscsi.conf...(and the correct ones remain), ensure your iSCSI connections In ISCSI Web Manager interface, click the iSCSI connections, the Host Ports will show the status of each port on the host server and iSCSI to SAS bridge? • Is TCP/IP correctly configured on all target host ports? • Is...
Product Guide
Page 14
see Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI. Performing Hardware Maintenance with your iSCSI initiator 7) Re-configure you ISV Note: To delete the targets in Linux use the command below: iscsiadm --mode node -T iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2000eb:eui.5000e11116c35003.0 --op=delete iscsiadm --mode node -T iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2000eb:eui.5000e11116c35003.1 --op=delete Page...
see Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI. Performing Hardware Maintenance with your iSCSI initiator 7) Re-configure you ISV Note: To delete the targets in Linux use the command below: iscsiadm --mode node -T iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2000eb:eui.5000e11116c35003.0 --op=delete iscsiadm --mode node -T iqn.1988-11.com.dell.2000eb:eui.5000e11116c35003.1 --op=delete Page...
Product Guide
Page 15
...) Server, supported only on the host server. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the ISCSI to an iSCSI storage system by the iSCSI initiator(s) on both the host server and iSCSI to SAS bridge are supported: target CHAP and mutual CHAP. What is an optional.... Understanding CHAP Authentication Before proceeding to either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you configure the iSCSI initiator with a specific list of the iSCSI data ports on the host server via a CHAP secret. For more information on the host server to ...
...) Server, supported only on the host server. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the ISCSI to an iSCSI storage system by the iSCSI initiator(s) on both the host server and iSCSI to SAS bridge are supported: target CHAP and mutual CHAP. What is an optional.... Understanding CHAP Authentication Before proceeding to either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you configure the iSCSI initiator with a specific list of the iSCSI data ports on the host server via a CHAP secret. For more information on the host server to ...