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Netapp 8.2 Add Iscsi Lun

This document provides steps to add an iSCSI LUN from a NetApp storage system to a VMWare ESX host: 1) Create an iSCSI LUN in the NetApp System Manager, selecting VMWare as the operating system. 2) Get the iSCSI name from the ESX host and add it as an initiator in NetApp. 3) Rescan storage on the ESX host and add the new LUN, though it initially cannot be seen due to firewall settings. 4) Enable the iSCSI software and add the NetApp IP to resolve the issue and see the LUN for adding as a new datastore.

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Netapp 8.2 Add Iscsi Lun

This document provides steps to add an iSCSI LUN from a NetApp storage system to a VMWare ESX host: 1) Create an iSCSI LUN in the NetApp System Manager, selecting VMWare as the operating system. 2) Get the iSCSI name from the ESX host and add it as an initiator in NetApp. 3) Rescan storage on the ESX host and add the new LUN, though it initially cannot be seen due to firewall settings. 4) Enable the iSCSI software and add the NetApp IP to resolve the issue and see the LUN for adding as a new datastore.

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NetApp 8.

2 Simulation : Part 5 Add an iSCSI LUN from NetApp to


VMWare ESX host

First we have to create a new LUN in System Manager (have a post for how to create an iSCSI LUN)
I will show you the steps again :

This time select VMWare for the Operating System :

Go to your VC , and select the ESX Host . From the Hardware select Storage Adapters .
We need the iSCSI name of the "iSCSI Software Adapter" : ( copy it )

And insert it in the Initiator tab in your NetAPP System Manager console :

Review the settings and click on Next to create the LUN :

The LUN has created successfully :

Now go back to your ESX Host in vCenter . Click on Storage and "Rescan All..." :

When the scan process is done , click on "Add Storage..." and select "Disk/LUN" :

Unfortunately looks like my ESX server can't see the iSCSI LUN created in my NetApp :

Let's check the "Security Profile" and "Firewall" settings of my ESX server and make sure the "
Software iSCSI Client " is selected and allowed :

As you can see it's not selected :

Select it and click on OK :

Also go back and check the Sotrage Adapter Properties :

Make sure you have added the IP Address of NetApp server in Dynamic Discovery tab :

When all is done, go back to Storage and "Rescan all the Storages" again . After that click on "Add
Storage..." again . This time you will see the iSCSI LUN we created in NetAPP :

Select the VMFS version as you want :

Click on Next to continue :

Select a name for the new Datastore :

And specify the capacity of new Datastore :

Ooooops , don't have enough space on the LUN :

Let's go back to NetApp System Manager and increase the size of this LUN :

Done, increased the size of LUN :

Re-scan the Storages and try to do the steps again :

Browse the new Datastore and try to create a folder in it or upload some files/folders :

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You can run this command on ESX console to make sure the Software iSCSI is enabled in Firewall
and
running
:

esxcfg-swiscsi

If

you

-q

need

to

enable

it

you

can

run

this

esxcfg-swiscsi

Links

command

:
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to

the

other

Parts

NetApp 8.2 Simulation : Part 1 Installation ( 7-mode ) , Licensing & System Manager
NetApp
8.2
Simulation
:
Part
2
Create
a
new
Aggregate
and
Volume
NetApp 8.2 Simulation : Part 3 Deploying a CIFS share ,set Share Security and Sessions
NetApp 8.2 Simulation : Part 4 iSCSI configuration & Create a LUN for a Windows machine
NetApp 8.2 Simulation : Part 6 SnapDrive Installation

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