VMware GSX 3 User Manual

C H A P T E R   7  High-Availability Configurations with VMware GSX Server

4. Add a second virtual network adapter. For more information, see 

 in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine 

Guide. Again, make sure you specify bridged networking for the adapter.

If you choose, you can add a third virtual network adapter to the virtual machine.

5. Select the virtual network adapter you intend to use to communicate with the 

iSCSI target. Under Adapter type, select vmxnet.

6. Click OK to save your settings and close the virtual machine settings editor.

7. Power on the virtual machine and install the guest operating system and 

VMware Tools. See 

 in the VMware GSX Server Virtual 

Machine Guide.

8. Install the iSCSI initiator software.

You are finished creating the iSCSI initiator virtual machine. Repeat these steps 
for each iSCSI initiator, or else use sysprep.exe to clone the first node. Then 
create the iSCSI target virtual machine. 

The configuration of the iSCSI target node of the cluster depends on whether you are 
using a virtual machine or a host for the target.

If you are using a host, you simply need to install the iSCSI target software on the host. 
Once the iSCSI initiator virtual machines are configured and the iSCSI initiator software 
installed, the virtual machines can access the target.

If you are using a virtual machine as the iSCSI target, configure the virtual machine the 
same way you did for the initiator, except for the following:

Make sure the virtual machine is configured with at least one SCSI virtual disk.

You can configure the virtual machine with one virtual network adapter. If the 
virtual machine is located on the same host as the iSCSI initiators, you should 
configure it to use host-only networking. If the virtual machine is located on 
another GSX Server host, you should configure it to use bridged networking.

You must install iSCSI target software instead of iSCSI initiator software on a SCSI 
virtual disk.