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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Convert iSCSI Ports to Virtual Port Mode

Use the Convert to Virtual Port Mode tool to convert all iSCSI ports on the Storage Center controllers to virtual port mode.

Prerequisites

The iSCSI ports must be in legacy port mode.

About this task

NOTE:This operation cannot be undone. After the ports are converted to virtual port mode, they cannot be converted back.

Steps

  1. If the Dell Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
  2. Click the Storage tab.
  3. From the Storage tab navigation pane, expand Fault Domains then select the iSCSI folder.
  4. Click Convert to Virtual Port Mode.
    The Convert to Virtual Port Mode dialog box opens.
  5. In the Domain field of each fault domain you want to convert, type a new IP address to use as the primary port for each iSCSI fault domain.
  6. Click OK.

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