User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Introduction7System Requirements7Management Station Hardware Requirements7Introduction to Storage Arrays8Hardware Installation9Storage Configuration Planning9About the Enclosure Connections9Cabling the Enclosure10Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy10Direct-Attached Solutions10Network-Attached Solutions13Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures15Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures16Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures17Software Installation19System Assembly and Startup19Install the iSCSI Initiator Software (iSCSI-attached Host Servers Only)19Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server20Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server20Installing MD Storage Software23Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Windows)23Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI-attached Host Server (Linux)25Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux)27Documentation for Windows Systems28Viewing Resource CD Contents28Installing the Manuals28Documentation for Linux Systems29Viewing Resource CD Contents29Installing the Manuals30Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration31Before You Start31Terminology31iSCSI Configuration Worksheet32Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array35Using iSNS35Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band management only)36Default Management Port Settings36Automatic Storage Array Discovery36Manual Storage Array Discovery36Set Up the Array37Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array39Step 3: Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator40If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version40If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version40If you are using Linux Server41If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP142Step 4: Configure Host Access44Understanding CHAP Authentication45What is CHAP?45Target CHAP45Mutual CHAP45CHAP Definitions46How CHAP Is Set Up46Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional)47Configuring Target CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array47Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array48Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional)49If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version49If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version50If you are using Linux Server50If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP152If you are using SLES10 SP1 via the GUI53Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server54If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI54If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version55If you are using a Linux Server56Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections57Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management58Premium Features59Troubleshooting Tools59Uninstalling Software61Uninstalling From Windows61Uninstalling From Linux62Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI63Windows Host Setup63Linux Host Setup64Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only)65Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using a Static IP address (root users only)65Index67Size: 553 KBPages: 68Language: EnglishOpen manual