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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5 Click Add and select a VMkernel adapter to bind with the iSCSI adapter.<br />
You can bind the software iSCSI adapter to one or more VMkernel adapters. For a dependent hardware<br />
iSCSI adapter, only one VMkernel interface associated with the correct physical NIC is available.<br />
6 Click OK.<br />
The network connection appears on the list of VMkernel port bindings for the iSCSI adapter.<br />
7 Verify that the network policy for the connection is compliant with the binding requirements.<br />
Create Network Connections for iSCSI in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
Configure connections for the traffic between the software or dependent hardware iSCSI adapters and the<br />
physical network adapters.<br />
The following tasks discuss the iSCSI network configuration with a <strong>vSphere</strong> standard switch.<br />
If you use a <strong>vSphere</strong> distributed switch with multiple uplink ports, for port binding, create a separate<br />
distributed port group per each physical NIC. Then set the team policy so that each distributed port group has<br />
only one active uplink port. For detailed information on <strong>vSphere</strong> distributed switches, see the <strong>vSphere</strong><br />
Networking documentation.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Create a Single VMkernel Adapter for iSCSI in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client on page 93<br />
Connect the VMkernel, which runs services for iSCSI storage, to a physical network adapter.<br />
2 Create Additional VMkernel Adapters for iSCSI in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client on page 94<br />
Use this task if you have two or more physical network adapters for iSCSI and you want to connect all<br />
of your physical adapters to a single <strong>vSphere</strong> standard switch. In this task, you add the physical adapters<br />
and VMkernel adapters to an existing <strong>vSphere</strong> standard switch.<br />
3 Change Network Policy for iSCSI in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client on page 95<br />
If you use a single <strong>vSphere</strong> standard switch to connect multiple VMkernel adapters to multiple network<br />
adapters, set up network policy so that only one physical network adapter is active for each VMkernel<br />
adapter.<br />
4 Bind iSCSI and VMkernel Adapters in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client on page 96<br />
Bind an iSCSI adapter with a VMkernel adapter.<br />
5 Review Port Binding Details in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client on page 96<br />
Review networking details of the VMkernel adapter that is bound to the iSCSI adapter.<br />
Create a Single VMkernel Adapter for iSCSI in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
Connect the VMkernel, which runs services for iSCSI storage, to a physical network adapter.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Browse to the host in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator.<br />
2 Click Actions, and select All vCenter Actions > Add Networking.<br />
3 Select VMkernel Network Adapter, and click Next.<br />
4 Select New standard switch to create a <strong>vSphere</strong> standard switch.<br />
Chapter 11 Configuring iSCSI Adapters and <strong>Storage</strong><br />
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