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Installing the iSCSI HBA

If your configuration uses an iSCSI HBA, you must make sure that the HBA is installed and configured correctly.

Before you begin

If you use an iSCSI HBA on Windows Server 2003 hosts, you also need to install the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service. If you are using only the iSCSI HBA, you can clear the “iSCSI Initiator” check box when installing the initiator package. The initiator service is built into Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012.

About this task

You can optionally boot your Windows host from a storage system LUN using a supported HBA.

Steps

  1. Install one or more supported iSCSI host bus adapters according to the instructions provided by the HBA vendor.
  2. Obtain the supported HBA drivers and management utilities, and install them according to the instructions provided by the HBA vendor.
  3. Manually set the required QLogic iSCSI HBA settings.
    1. Start the SANsurfer program on the Windows host and select the iSCSI HBA. See the SANsurfer online Help for more information.
    2. Specify an IP address for each HBA port.
    3. Set the Connection KeepAliveTO value to 180.
    4. Enable ARP Redirect.
    5. Set the iSCSI node name of all iSCSI HBA ports to the same name as shown in the iSCSI initiator GUI on the Windows host.
    6. Save the HBA settings and reboot the Windows host.
  4. Connect the iSCSI HBA to your Ethernet switches or directly to the storage system. Avoid routing if possible.
  5. Using the iSCSI initiator GUI, configure the iSCSI target addresses of your storage system. If you are using more than one path, select the initiator and target for each path when you log on.

After you finish

If you are SAN booting from an iSCSI HBA, you must also manually set the boot BIOS on the HBA.