vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
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Procedure<br />
1 Browse to the host in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator.<br />
2 Click the Manage tab, and click <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
3 Click <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters and select the software iSCSI adapter from the list.<br />
4 Under Adapter Details, click Disable and confirm that you want to disable the adapter.<br />
The status indicates that the adapter is disabled.<br />
5 Reboot the host.<br />
After reboot, the adapter no longer appears on the list of storage adapters.<br />
The iSCSI software adapter is no longer available and storage devices associated with it are inaccessible. You<br />
can later activate the adapter.<br />
Modify General Properties for iSCSI Adapters<br />
You can change the default iSCSI name and alias assigned to your iSCSI adapters. For the for independent<br />
hardware iSCSI adapters, you can also change the default IP settings.<br />
IMPORTANT When you modify any default properties for your iSCSI adapters, make sure to correctly format<br />
their names and IP addresses.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Required privilege: Host .Configuration.<strong>Storage</strong> Partition Configuration<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Browse to the host in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator.<br />
2 Click the Manage tab, and click <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
3 Click <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters, and select the adapter (vmhba#) to configure.<br />
4 Under Adapter Details, click the Properties tab and click Edit in the General panel.<br />
5 To change the default iSCSI name for your adapter, enter the new name.<br />
Make sure the name you enter is worldwide unique and properly formatted or some storage devices might<br />
not recognize the iSCSI adapter.<br />
6 (Optional) Enter the iSCSI alias.<br />
The alias is a name that you use to identify the iSCSI adapter.<br />
If you change the iSCSI name, it will be used for new iSCSI sessions. For existing sessions, new settings will<br />
not be used until logout and re-login.<br />
Setting Up iSCSI Network<br />
Chapter 11 Configuring iSCSI Adapters and <strong>Storage</strong><br />
Software and dependent hardware iSCSI adapters depend on VMkernel networking. If you use the software<br />
or dependent hardware iSCSI adapters, you must configure connections for the traffic between the iSCSI<br />
component and the physical network adapters.<br />
Configuring the network connection involves creating a virtual VMkernel interface for each physical network<br />
adapter and associating the interface with an appropriate iSCSI adapter.<br />
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