Dell PowerVault NX1950 configuration guide for VMware® ESX Server software January 2008 Dell | Global Solutions Engineerin

7. ConfigureiSCSIstorageonESXServerConnect to the ESX Server/VirtualCenter using VI Client and follow the steps below. 1. Go to the configura

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction... 3 2. Archite

1. Introduction Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 is a unified network storage solution that simultaneously stores both file and application data while suppo

2. ArchitecturalSetupThe following figure illustrates a typical setup for using NX1950 in an ESX Server farm. As a best practice, Dell recommends u

4. PowerV aultNX1950storagesetupandconfigurationFor information on storage configuration on NX1950, refer to NX1950 Deployment Guide at http://

5. iSCSISoftwareInitiatorConfigurationonESXServerThis section lists the steps required to configure the software initiator on the VMware ESX

Figure 5: iSCSI software initiator after initial configuration 5. Select Properties under storage adapters. Select Dynamic Discovery. Selec

6. iSCSITargetandVirtualDiskConfigurationonNX19506.1 CreateiSCSITargetFollow the below steps to create an iSCSI target on the NX1950. Ope

6.2 CreateVirtualDisks 1. Right click newly created iSCSI target and select Create Virtual Disk for iSCSI Target. The create virtual disk wizard