If you are running the iSCSI initiator for the first time, click
Yes when prompted to have it start automatically when the server reboots.
Click the
Discovery tab, then click
Discover Portal. The
Discover Target Protocol dialog box opens.
Using the planning worksheet that you created in the Prerequisites section, type the IP address of a port on controller A that is on the first subnet and click
OK.
Repeat steps 3-4 to add the IP address of a port on the second subnet that is from controller B.
Click the
Targets tab, select a discovered target, and click
Connect.
Select the
Enable multi-path check box and click
Advanced. The
Advanced Settings dialog box opens.
Select
Microsoft iSCSI initiator from the
Local adapter drop-down menu.
Select the IP address of NIC 1 from the
Initiator IP drop-down menu.
Select the first IP listed in the same subnet from the
Target portal IP drop-down menu.
Click
OK twice to return to the
iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box.
Repeat steps 6-7 for the NIC to establish a connection to each port on the subnet.
Repeat steps 3-8 for the NIC 2, connecting it to the targets on the second subnet.
NOTE After all connections are made, you can click the
Favorite Targets tab to see each path. If you click
Details, you can view specific information the selected path.
NOTE This step is required for multi-path configurations.
Click the
Configuration tab and record the initiator name specified in the
Initiator Name field. The initiator name is needed to map volumes to the host.
Click
OK to close the
iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box.
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