In this section the configuration of MSiSCSI will be continued using the iSCSI Initiator tool.
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Enter the IP Address or DNS name for the target ports on the Pure Storage FlashArray. Leave the Port default set to 3260.
Repeat Step 4 for each iSCSI service you have configured on the FlashArray. In this example there are four iSCSI services set up on the FlashArray.
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Once all of the Target Ports have been configured the Discovery tab Target portals list should look like the below example. This could differ based on the number of iSCSI initiators that are in the FlashArray.
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Click on the Targets tab select the newly Discovered target and click the Connect button. This will establish a connection to the Pure Storage FlashArray iSCSI services.
Before connecting the Status will show as Inactive.
After connecting the Status will show as Connected.
Note:If a FlashArray volume has not been connected to the host where the iSCSI Initiator Service is being set up you will see the error, Authorization Failure.
This is the same FlashArray iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) that can be seen from the FlashArray management interface.
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Select the newly connected Discovered target and click the Properties... button to add sessions to the connection.
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The Properties dialog will open. Click Add session, this will open up the Connect to Target dialog.
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Best Practice: For best performance out of a single host, eight (8) iSCSI sessions are recommended. A session is normally created for every target port where a host is connected. If the host is connected to less than eight (8) paths, additional sessions can be configured going to the same target ports.
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Click Enable multi-path then click Advanced... button.
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In the Advanced Settings dialog select the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator from the Local adapter dropdown. Select the appropriate IP Address from the Initiator IP dropdown. Select the Target portal IP from the dropdown that will map to the Initiator IP.
Repeat Step 9 for all of the Initiator IPs and map to their appropriate Target portal IP.
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After completing the setup of the Initiator IPs and Target Portal IPs, click the Favorite Targets tab and all of the configured paths should be visible.
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Open up the FlashArray Management interface, click the System tab, click Connections, click Host Connections, and select the host that was just configured. The Host Port Connectivity should show Redundant connections.
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If the deployed switches in the fabric support changing the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) from 1500 to 9000 (referred to as Jumbo Frames), this can be accomplished using the FlashArray Management GUI, or by running the Windows PowerShell cmdlets from the Everpure PowerShell SDK.
Using the FlashArray Management GUI