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Dell PowerVault MD32xxi Configuration Guide for VMware ESX4.1 Server Software
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esxcli swiscsi nic list –d vmhba33
This will list all of the information for VMkernel ports that are assigned to the iSCSI Software Adapter.
Step7: Connect to PowerVault MD32XXi Storage
Now that the advanced configuration for the vSphere4 iSCSI Software Initiator has been completed, the
next stage is to connect to the Dell PowerVault SAN and to the volumes it contains.
More information for complete administration of the Dell PowerVault SAN can be found in the
PowerVault User’s Guide. In this example we will attach the iSCSI Software Initiator to the SAN and to a
single volume. We will skip configuring CHAP but both one way and bi-directional CHAP is supported by
the PowerVault SAN.
The first thing to do is add the PowerVault IP Address to the dynamic discovery of the ESX Host iSCSI
Software Initiator. This is done to enable rescans to find new volumes that can be seen by ESX and used to
create Datastores.
To configure this, navigate in the vCenter GUI to Configuration -> Storage Adapters.
Click on the iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties.
Click the Dynamic Discovery tab.
Click Add.
In the iSCSI Server box type in the IP Address of the PowerVault SAN and hit Ok.