Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Create a Storage Repository for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter

Perform the following steps to create a Storage Repository (SR) for a volume on a XenServer host with a software iSCSI adapter:

1. Log in to XenCenter and select the XenServer host.
2. Select the pool in the Resources pane.
3. Click New Storage.
   The New Storage Repository wizard opens.
4. Select Software iSCSI as the storage type and click Next.
5. Type a name for the new SR in the Name field.
6. Type the IP address or hostname of the iSCSI target in the Target Host field.
   NOTE:The iSCSI storage target must be configured to enable every XenServer host in the pool to have access to one or more LUNs.
7. If you have configured the iSCSI target to use CHAP authentication:
   1. Select the Use CHAP checkbox.
   2. Type a CHAP username in the User field.
   3. Type the password for the CHAP username in the Password field.
8. Click Discover IQNs and select the iSCSI target IQN from the Target IQN drop-down menu.
   CAUTION: The iSCSI target and all servers in the pool must have unique IQNs.
9. Click Discover LUNs and select the LUN on which to create the SR from the Target LUN drop-down menu.
   CAUTION: Each individual iSCSI storage repository must be contained entirely on a single LUN, and may not span more than one LUN. Any data present on the chosen LUN is destroyed.
10. Click Finish.
11. Click Yes to format the disk.
    The new SR is displayed in the Resources pane, at the pool level.