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February 25th, 2013 06:00

PowerVault NX3200 Multiple NICs setup

Hello,

We just purchased a PowerVault NX3200 with Storage Server 2008.  We are trying to determine the best way to setup the multiple NICs, for the iSCSI Software Target.  Is it possible to setup MPIO?  I can't seem to find the drivers or the documentation needed to set this up.  I installed the Microsoft version of MPIO, and it does not offer any additional Dell drivers that it appears I am missing.  I currently have the NICs setup with multiple IP Addresses, and it is using the round robin approach via DNS with shares coming off the volume. How do we do the same for the iSCSI Targets?  Also, is it possible to bond these NICs at all using Storage Server 2008?

Thank you for the assistance.

DELL-Sam L

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February 25th, 2013 14:00

Hello mjmummert,

Yes you can configure redundant paths on Initiator (hosts). Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) is supported with Initiator version of 2.06 or later.  Also iSCSI NIC teaming is not supported.  Her e is what you will need to do to create iSCSI Targets:

  1. In the PowerVault NAS Management Console, right-click iSCSI Targets on the left pane to launch the Create iSCSI Target Wizard.
  2. The Welcome to the Create iSCSI Target Wizard screen appears. Click Next.
  3. The iSCSI Target identification screen appears. Enter the Target name and Description. You can use the Browse option to view and choose the servers/clients in the network.
  4. The iSCSI initiators identifiers screen appears.

    You must associate each iSCSI Target with an iSCSI Initiator. The iSCSI Initiator is the host that requests access to the storage that is represented by the iSCSI Target name.
  5. In the iSCSI initiators identifiers screen, enter the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) of the iSCSI Initiator. You can manually enter the IQN or use the Browse option and choose the iSCSI Initiator from the list.
  • You can also provide alternate ways to identify the iSCSI Initiator by using the Advanced option. When you click Advanced, the Advanced Identifiers screen appears. In the Advanced Identifier screen, click Add, and enter the Identifier type and the specific identifying information.
  • Go to Advanced Identifier? Add? Add/Edit Identifier? Identifier Type and choose from the four different options IQN, DNS Domain Name, IP address, and MAC Address to add the Initiator identifier. The IP address identifies the iSCSI Initiator. You can use the Browse option to choose the value from the list of available Targets.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Bob_OBD

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March 30th, 2014 08:00

Where can I find or download the NAS Managment Console?

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