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Dell Unity™ Family Unisphere® Command Line Interface User Guide

Manage iSCSI nodes (servers)

iSCSI nodes, or iSCSI Servers, are software components on the system that are dedicated to managing operations for data transferred through the iSCSI protocol. iSCSI nodes run on each Ethernet port and communicate with network hosts through the SP ports.

iSCSI nodes handle storage creation, monitoring, and management tasks for iSCSI LUNs. Hosts connect to the LUN through iSCSI initiators.

Each iSCSI node is identified by an ID.

Manage reverse CHAP for mutual CHAP authentication explains how to configure reverse CHAP authentication between iSCSI hosts and nodes.

The following table lists the attributes for iSCSI nodes.

Table 1. iSCSI node attributes
Attribute Description
ID ID of the iSCSI node.
Alias Name of the iSCSI node.
IQN iSCSI qualified name (IQN) for the node. The iSCSI protocol outlines a specific address syntax for iSCSI devices that communicate on a network. The iSCSI addresses are called IQNs. Each IQN includes a Type field, Date field, Naming Authority field, and String field. For example: iqn.1992-07.com.emc:apm000650039080000-3
SP Primary SP on which the node runs..
Health state Health state of the iSCSI node. The health state code appears in parentheses. Value is one of the following:
  • Unknown (0) — Status is unknown.
  • OK (5) — Working correctly.
  • Degraded/Warning (10) — Working and performing all functions, but the performance may not be optimum.
  • Critical failure (25) — Failed and recovery may not be possible. This condition has resulted in data loss and should be remedied immediately.
Health details Additional health information. See Appendix A, Reference, for health information details.
Port Associated network port identifier.
Interfaces ID of each network interface assigned to the iSCSI node. The interface defines the IP address for the node and allows it to communicate with the network and hosts.
NOTE:Manage network interfaces explains how to configure network interfaces on the system.

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