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4 Select the iSCSI initiator to configure, and click Properties.
5 Click the Dynamic Discovery tab.
6 To add an address for the SendTargets discovery, click Add.
7 Type the IP address or DNS name of the storage system and click OK.
After your host establishes the SendTargets session with this system, any newly discovered targets appear
in the Static Discovery list.
8 To delete a specific SendTargets server, select it and click Remove.
After you remove a SendTargets server, it might still appear in the Inheritance field as the parent of static
targets. This entry indicates where the static targets were discovered and does not affect the functionality.
What to do next
After configuring Dynamic Discovery for your iSCSI adapter, rescan the adapter.
Set Up Dynamic Discovery in the vSphere Web Client
With Dynamic Discovery, each time the initiator contacts a specified iSCSI storage system, it sends the
SendTargets request to the system. The iSCSI system responds by supplying a list of available targets to the
initiator.
When you set up Dynamic Discovery, you can only add a new iSCSI system. You cannot change the IP address,
DNS name, or port number of an existing iSCSI system. To make changes, remove the existing system and add
a new one.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Host.Configuration.Storage Partition Configuration
Procedure
1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
2 Click the Manage tab, and click Storage.
3 Click Storage Adapters and select the iSCSI adapter to configure from the list.
4 Under Adapter Details, click the Targets tab and click Dynamic Discovery.
5 Click Add.
6 Type the IP address or DNS name of the storage system and click OK.
7 Rescan the iSCSI adapter.
After establishing the SendTargets session with the iSCSI system, you host populates the Static Discovery list
with all newly discovered targets.
Set Up Static Discovery in the vSphere Client
With iSCSI initiators, in addition to the dynamic discovery method, you can use static discovery and manually
enter information for the targets.
Required privilege: Host.Configuration.Storage Partition Configuration
When you set up Static Discovery, you can only add new iSCSI targets. You cannot change the IP address,
DNS name, iSCSI target name, or port number of an existing target. To make changes, remove the existing
target and add a new one.
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