Create a Storage Repository for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter
Perform the following steps to create a Storage Repository (SR) for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter:
Steps
Log in to XenCenter and select the XenServer host.
Select the pool in the Resources pane.
Click
New Storage.
The
New Storage Repository wizard opens.
Select
Software iSCSI as the storage type and click
Next.
Type a name for the new SR in the
Name field.
Type the IP address or hostname of the iSCSI target in the
Target Host field.
NOTE The iSCSI storage target must be configured to enable every XenServer host in the pool to have access to one or more LUNs.
If you have configured the iSCSI target to use CHAP authentication:
Select the
Use CHAP checkbox.
Type a CHAP username in the
User field.
Type the password for the CHAP username in the
Password field.
Click
Discover IQNs and select the iSCSI target IQN from the
Target IQN drop-down menu.
CAUTION The iSCSI target and all servers in the pool must have unique IQNs.
Click
Discover LUNs and select the LUN on which to create the SR from the
Target LUN drop-down menu.
CAUTION Each individual iSCSI storage repository must be contained entirely on a single LUN, and may not span more than one LUN. Any data present on the chosen LUN is destroyed.
Click
Finish.
Click
Yes to format the disk.
The new SR is displayed in the Resources pane, at the pool level.
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