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All non-HP multi-pathing products except for Microsoft MPIO for Windows

Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

The IP host uses its NICs and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator to enable iSCSI. The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator is

conﬁgured with the GbE address of each iSCSI interface that the host will access.

Setup

Uninstall any installed version of the Microsoft Initiator before installing the current version. Download

the iSCSI Initiator and User's Guide (uguide.doc) from the Microsoft web site (search for "iSCSI"

at www.microsoft.com) and follow the installation instructions. See

initiator" on page 16" for more information.

In the Software Update Installation Wizard, at the Installation Options screen

MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI. By default this value is disabled.

Figure 24 Enabling multi-pathing support for iSCSI

A Microsoft iSCSI Initiator icon is placed on the server desktop and in the control panel. See the

Microsoft user guide for more information.

To enable the iSCSI feature, you must explicitly enable iSCSI on all switches connected to the iSCSI

Initiators. By default, this feature is disabled on all C-Series switches.

In the example, the subnets of the switches match the static IPs assigned to the two NICs in the blade

server. One switch has an IP address of 20.20.20.1 for its GigE port, and the other switch has an IP

address of 20.20.21.1 for its GigE port.

"Install the Microsoft iSCSI

(Figure

24), select Microsoft

C-Series iSCSI