Verifying Virtual Storage Console integration using iSCSI

To verify that SnapDrive for Windows and Virtual Storage Console are properly integrated in an iSCSI environment, you can create a volume on the storage system, create an igroup using an ESX iSCSI initiator, and a create an iSCSI datastore on the vCenter to check if SnapDrive is identifying VMDKs. This is not supported for Cluster-Mode systems.

Before you begin

The following conditions must already exist:

Virtual Storage Console is installed and configured.
SnapDrive for Windows is installed and configured.

About this task

Perform the following steps when your VMDKs are in an iSCSI environment:

Steps

Create a test volume on the storage system. For example, /vol/test/test_vmdk_iscsi.
Create an igroup using an iSCSI initiator of type xx.xx.xx.xx.
From the vCenter, complete the following steps:
1. Rescan the initiator.
2. Create an iSCSI datastore.
3. Add the datastore as storage.
4. Add a VMDK to a virtual machine.
From the virtual machine, select Disk Management in the left MMC navigation pane, and perform the following steps:
1. From the Action menu, select Rescan Disks to rescan all disks.
2. Right-click the new disk and select Format to initialize the disk.
3. Right-click the new disk and select Change Drive Letter and Paths to assign a drive letter to the disk.
Refresh the Disks list in the SnapDrive MMC by selecting Refresh in the Action menu.
The VMDK is displayed in the list of available SnapDrive disks.