You can use the iSCSI Blade Server Configuration wizard to configure
iSCSI initiators and iSCSI targets, map initiators to targets, and save the
data in an XML format.
iSCSI Target Configuration
Use this page to define
the iSCSI targets that exist in your environment.
- Target Description
- Type a descriptive name for the iSCSI target that you are configuring
to receive storage requests.
- IP Address
- Type the IP address of the iSCSI target, for example, 192.121.201.96.
- TCP Port
- Type the four-digit port number that identifies the iSCSI target, for
example 3260.
- Boot LUN Number
- Type the logical unit number (LUN) from which your iSCSI target will boot.
- Target IQN
- Type the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for the iSCSI target. The IQN can
be in IQN format or EUI format. IQN format shows the address with a leading iqn prefix
followed by a naming identifier, for example: iqn.this_is_my_node.
EUI format is a 16-character hexadecimal value with the leading prefix of eui,
for example: eui:0123456790ABCDEF.
- Configure Target Security
- When this check box is selected, you can configure security settings for
the iSCSI target.
- Add/Update
- Adds a new iSCSI target and its associated configuration information to
the list of iSCSI targets, or updates the configuration information for an
existing target that you have selected from the list and edited.
- Remove
- Deletes the selected iSCSI target from the list of iSCSI targets.
Target Security Configuration
Use this page to configure
security for your iSCSI targets.
- Security Type
- You can select from the following types of security to implement for your
iSCSI target:
- None
- No security is defined. This is the default option.
- One way
- The target authenticates the initiator.
- Mutual
- The initiator authenticates the target, and the target authenticates the
initiator.
- CHAP ID
- Type the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
identifier to be used for iSCSI communication. The CHAP ID can have up to
16 ASCII characters.
- Password
- Type the password that corresponds to the CHAP ID.
- Confirm Password
- Reenter the password to verify accuracy.
- Update
- Allows you to update the security settings for an iSCSI target that is
selected in the list.
Initiator Configuration - All DHCP
Use this page to
configure the DHCP initiators that exist in your environment.
- Description
- Type a description of the iSCSI Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) initiator
that you want to configure.
- Hardware Initiator
- When this check box is selected, it indicates that the
DHCP initiator is hardware initiator rather than a software initiator.
- ID for Parameter Acquisition
- Select the client ID from which IP parameters are obtained on the DHCP
server. You can choose from the following options:
- Ethernet MAC
- When this option is selected, the IP parameters are obtained from the
Ethernet MAC address. This is the default option.
Note: If you have a Windows® DHCP
server, select this option. Windows DHCP servers only support client
identification using the Ethernet MAC address.
- Scope/vendor ID
- When this option is selected, the IP parameters are obtained from the
Scope/vendor ID.
- Client Alternate ID
- When this option is selected, the IP parameters are obtained from the
Client Alternate ID.
- Client ID for Parameter Acquisition
- This Client ID is an optional address used to further identify the DHCP
service from which parameters are acquired.
- DHCP Vendor Specific
- When this check box is selected, you can specify a distinct scope/vendor
ID from which the IP parameter information for the iSCSI DHCP initiator can
be obtained.
- Scope/Vendor ID
- Optional: Type the Scope ID or the Vendor
ID of the DHCP server from which IP parameter information for the iSCSI DHCP
initiator should be obtained. This field is optional, but provides more specific
information for obtaining IP parameters.
- Configure DHCP Security and IP
- When this check box is selected, you can customize security and internet
protocol for your DHCP server.
- Add/Update
- Adds a new iSCSI DHCP initiator and its associated configuration information
to the list of DHCP initiators, or updates the configuration information for
an existing DHCP initiator that you have selected from the list and edited.
- Remove
- Deletes the selected iSCSI DHCP initiator from the list of iSCSI DHCP
initiators.
Initiator Configuration - Customize DHCP Security and IP
Use
this page to customize the security settings and IP parameters for DHCP initiators;
you can choose to override settings that may exist on the DHCP initiator.
- VLAN ID
- If the DHCP server is on a virtual LAN (VLAN), type the VLAN identifier.
The VLAN ID allows the initiator to access the iSCSI parameters from the DHCP
server on the VLAN.
- CHAP ID
- Type the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
identifier to be used for iSCSI communication. The CHAP ID can have up to
16 ASCII characters.
- Password
- Type the password that corresponds to the CHAP ID.
- Confirm Password
- Reenter the password to verify accuracy.
- Customize IP Settings
- When this check box is selected, you can define specific IP settings for
the iSCSI initiator.
- Discovery IP Address Usage
- Select the type of discovery service that iSCSI initiator should use.
You can choose from the following options:
- DHCP Server
- Indicates that a DHCP server will be accessed by the discovery IP address.
This is the default option.
- SLP Server
- Indicates that a Service Location Protocol (SLP) server will be accessed
by the discovery IP address.
- iSNS GUI: Server
- Indicates that an Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) service will be
accessed by the discovery IP address.
- IP Address
- Type the IP address of the iSCSI initiator.
- Discovery IP Address
- Optional: Type the IP address of the specific
DHCP server from which you want to access iSCSI parameters. This is an optional
field that allows you additional control during discovery.
- Update
- Allows you to modify the security settings for the selected iSCSI initiator.
Initiator Configuration - All Parameters in VPD
Use
this page to define iSCSI VPD initiators.
- Description
- Type a meaningful name for the iSCSI VPD initiator.
- IP Address
- Type the IP address of the iSCSI initiator.
- Initiator IQN
- Type the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for the iSCSI initiator. The IQN can
be in IQN format or EUI format. IQN format shows the address with a leading iqn prefix
followed by a naming identifier up to 68 characters, for example: iqn.this_is_my_node.
EUI format is a 16-character hexadecimal value with the leading prefix of eui,
for example: eui:0123456790ABCDEF.
- Subnet Mask
- Type the subnet mask for the local network. For example, 255.255.255.0.
- Gateway
- Type the gateway address for the iSCSI initiator.
- VLAN ID
- Defines the virtual LAN that is used for iSCSI traffic within the subnet.
- CHAP ID
- Type the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
identifier to be used for iSCSI communication. The CHAP ID can have up to
16 ASCII characters.
- Password
- Password for CHAP ID.
- Confirm Password
- Reenter the password to verify accuracy.
- Hardware Initiator
- When this check box is selected, it indicates that the
DHCP initiator is hardware initiator rather than a software initiator.
- Use Boot LUN Fields
- When this check box is selected, the initiator can access the boot LUN
information from the target.
- Add/Update
- Adds a new iSCSI VPD initiator and its associated configuration information
to the list of DHCP initiators, or updates the configuration information for
an existing VPD initiator that you have selected from the list and edited.
- Remove
- Removes the selected iSCSI initiator from the list of iSCSI initiators.
iSCSI Initiator-to-Target Mappings
Use this page to
map initiators to iSCSI targets. Select the initiator that you want to configure
from the list of initiators. If this is the first time you are configuring
a single initiator, the initiator may not appear in the list until you define
the target settings and click
Update.
- Target 1
- Select the iSCSI target that you want the initiator to attempt to contact
first.
- Retry Count
- Type the number of times the initiator can attempt to contact this target.
You can set the number of retries from 0 - 15.
- Timeout
- You can select from the following values for the number of milliseconds
(ms) the initiator will attempt to contact the target before timing out.
- 100 ms
- 200 ms
- 500 ms
- 2000 ms
- 20000 ms
- Target 2
- Select the iSCSI target that you want the initiator to attempt to contact
if it is unable to access the first target.
- Retry Count
- Type the number of times the initiator can attempt to contact this target.
You can set the number of retries from 0 - 15.
- Timeout
- You can select from the following values for the number of milliseconds
(ms) the initiator will attempt to contact the target before timing out.
- 100 ms
- 200 ms
- 500 ms
- 2000 ms
- 20000 ms
- Update
- Allows you to update the targets that are mapped to an initiator.
iSCSI Blade Configuration
Use this page to define the
iSCSI initiators on individual blade servers.
- Description
- Type something meaningful to describe the blade server you are configuring.
- Slot
- Type the slot number of the blade server for which you are configuring
iSCSI communication. If the blade server occupies more than one slot, type
the slot number that contains the LEDs and power button.
- Boot Attempt
- This column identifies a list of four boot attempts.
- Enabled
- Indicates that the boot attempt is enabled.
- Initiator
- This column allows you to select an initiator for each of four boot attempts.
- Port
- This column allows you to select a corresponding port for each of the
initiator boot attempts.
- Add/Update
- Adds the blade server along with the iSCSI parameters you have defined
for it to the list of blade servers, or updates the configuration information
for an existing blade server that you have selected from the list and edited.
- Remove
- Deletes the selected blade server from the list of blade servers.
- Finish
- Opens the Summary page.
Summary
This page signals your completion of the iSCSI
Blade Server Configuration wizard, and provides you with the output of the
configuration that you specified.
Click to save the profile. Profile appears
in the Tasks pane under the BladeCenter Configuration task. You can drag the
profile to a blade and click Execute Now to apply the
profile.