vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware

Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client, and select a host from the inventory panel.
2 Click the Configuration tab, and click Storage Adapters in the Hardware panel.
The list of available storage adapters appears.
3 Select the iSCSI initiator to configure and click Properties.
4 Click the Static Discovery tab.
The tab displays all dynamically discovered targets and any static targets already entered.
5 To add a target, click Add and enter the target’s information.
6 To delete a specific target, select the target and click Remove.
What to do next
After configuring Static Discovery for your iSCSI adapter, rescan the adapter.
Set Up Static Discovery in the vSphere Web Client
With iSCSI initiators, in addition to the dynamic discovery method, you can use static discovery and manually
enter information for the targets.
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.
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 and click Static Discovery.
5 Click Add.
6 Enter the target’s information and click OK.
7 Rescan the iSCSI adapter.
Remove Static Targets in the vSphere Web Client
Remove targets that appear on the Static Discovery list.
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 modify from the list.
4 Under Adapter Details, click the Targets and click Static Discovery.
5 Select the static target to remove and click Remove.
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