Before creating a LUN, you need to have an iSCSI session to the target on which you will manage the LUN.
Before you begin
Verify that the iSCSI service is started.
About this task
An iSCSI sessions can be established only between the same IP versions. The iSCSI session must be either IPv6 to IPv6 or it must be IPv4 to IPv4. The iSCSI sessions cannot be a combination of the two IP versions.
A link-local IPv6 address can be used for iSCSI session management and for communication between a host and a target only when both are in the same subnet.
Steps
Perform the following actions to launch the Create iSCSI Session wizard:
In the left MMC pane, select the instance of SnapDrive you want to manage.
Select iSCSI Management.
From the menu choices at the top of MMC, navigate to , Action > Establish Session.
In the ISCSI Session wizard, click Next.
The Provide Storage System Identification panel is displayed.
In the Provide Storage System Identification panel, enter the storage system name or IP address of the storage system management port you want to establish the iSCSI session with, and then click Next.
Note: The IP address you enter is the storage system management port IP address, not the target portal IP address to which SnapDrive will establish an iSCSI session. You will select the IP address for establishing an iSCSI session in Step 5.
The Provide iSCSI HBA panel is displayed.
In the upper pane of the Provide iSCSI HBA panel, click the radio button next to an available iSCSI HBA to specifiy the initiator portal you want to use.
In the lower pane of the Provide iSCSI HBA panel, perform the following actions:
Select the target portal to which SnapDrive will establish the iSCSI session by clicking the radio button next to the IP address of the target portal you want to use.
If your target requires authentication, select Use CHAP, and then type the user name and password that iSCSI will use to authenticate the initiator to the target.
Click Next.
The Completing the iSCSI Session Wizard panel is displayed.
In the Completing the iSCSI Session Wizard, perform the following actions:
Review the information to make sure it is accurate.
If the information is not accurate, use Back to go back to previous panels of the wizard to modify information.
Click Finish.
Result
An iSCSI session to the target is established.
How SnapDrive uses CHAP authentication
If it is required by your storage system, use CHAP authentication to validate the identity of the login information being sent to the storage system from an iSCSI initiator when you create an iSCSI session.
