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Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI

Storage

Networking configuration for software iSCSI involves creating an iSCSI

VMkernel port and mapping it to a physical NIC that handles iSCSI traffic.

Depending on the number of physical NICs you use for iSCSI traffic, the

networking setup can be different:

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If you have one physical NIC, create one VMkernel port on a vSwitch and

map the port to the NIC. VMware recommends that you designate a

separate network adapter entirely for iSCSI. No additional network

configuration steps are required.

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If you have two or more physical NICs for iSCSI, you can create multiple

paths for the software iSCSI by using the port binding technique.

With port binding, you create a separate VMkernel port for each physical NIC

using 1:1 mapping. You can add all network adapter and VMkernel port pairs

to a single vSwitch, as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11. Port Binding Single vSwitch

Another alternative is to create a separate vSwitch for each network adapter

and VMkernel port pair, as shown in Figure 12.

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