Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Configure the software iSCSI adapter on the ESXi host

Perform the following steps to configure a software iSCSI adapter on the ESXI host:

NOTE:If you plan to use VMware ESXi with 10GBase-T controllers, you must perform one of the following tasks:

Update the controller firmware to the latest version posted on Dell.com/support before connecting the ESXi host to the ME4 Series storage system.

Run the following ESX CLI command on every ESXi host before connecting it to the ME4 Series storage system:

esxcli system settings advanced set --int-value 0 -option /VMFS3 /HardwareAcceleratedLocking

Log in to the VMware vCenter Server.
On the Configure tab, select Storage > Storage Adapters.
Click the plus (+) icon, then select software iSCSI adapter > OK. The adapter is added to the list of available storage adapters.
Select the newly added iSCSI adapter, then click Targets > Add.
Enter the iSCSI IP address that is assigned to the iSCSI host port of storage controller A, then click OK.
Repeat steps 4-5 for the iSCSI host port of storage controller B.
If multiple VMkernels are used on the same subnet, configure the network port binding:
1. On the software iSCSI adapter, click the Network Port Binding tab, then click the plus (+) icon to add the virtual network port to bind with the iSCSI adapter.
  
  NOTE:This step is required to establish a link between the iSCSI Adapter and the Vmkernel adapters that are created in the Configure the VMware ESXi VMkernel procedure.
  If each of the VMkernels used for iSCSI are on separate subnets, skip this step.
2. Select the VMKernel adapters that are created in the Configure the VMware ESXi VMkernel procedure, then click OK.
3. Select Rescan of storage adapters.