vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-storage-guide

vSphere StorageView Dependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters in the vSphere Web ClientView a dependent hardware iSCSI adapter to verify that it is correctly loaded.If installed, the dependent hardware iSCSI adapter (vmhba#) appears on the list of storage adapters undersuch category as, for example, Broadcom iSCSI Adapter. If the dependent hardware adapter does notappear on the list of storage adapters, check whether it needs to be licensed. See your vendordocumentation.Procedure1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.2 Click the Manage tab, and click Storage.3 Click Storage Adapters.4 Select the adapter (vmhba#) to view.The default details for the adapter appear, including the iSCSI name, iSCSI alias, and the status.What to do nextAlthough the dependent iSCSI adapter is enabled by default, to make it functional, you must set upnetworking for the iSCSI traffic and bind the adapter to the appropriate VMkernel iSCSI port. You thenconfigure discovery addresses and CHAP parameters.Determine Association Between iSCSI and Network Adapters in thevSphere Web ClientYou create network connections to bind dependent iSCSI and physical network adapters. To create theconnections correctly, you must determine the name of the physical NIC with which the dependenthardware iSCSI adapter is associated.PrerequisitesIn the vSphere Web Client, browse to the dependent hardware iSCSI adapter (vmhba#). See “ViewDependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters in the vSphere Web Client,” on page 80.Procedure1 Select the iSCSI adapter (vmhba#) and click the Network Port Binding tab under Adapter Details.2 Click Add.The network adapter (vmnic#) that corresponds to the dependent iSCSI adapter is listed in the PhysicalNetwork Adapter column.What to do nextIf the VMkernel Adapter column is empty, create a VMkernel adapter (vmk#) for the physical networkadapter (vmnic#) and then bind them to the associated dependent hardware iSCSI. See “Setting Up iSCSINetwork,” on page 83.80 VMware, Inc.