iSCSI Implementation Guide for Dell EMC Storage Arrays Running PowerMaxOS

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  Overview
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  Audience
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  Revisions
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  Introduction to iSCSI
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  Key iSCSI concepts and terminology
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  Primary benefits of iSCSI
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  Core components of iSCSI
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  How iSCSI works
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  How iSCSI compares with other storage transport protocols
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  Deployment considerations for iSCSI

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  Introduction to implementation
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  Background
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  PowerMaxOS iSCSI implementation design objectives
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  PowrMaxOS iSCSI implementation core components
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  PowerMaxOS iSCSI host connectivity limits
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  Summary of implementation overview

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  Introduction to PowerMax iSCSI use cases
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  Example 1: Basic port binding
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  Example 2: PowerMaxOS iSCSI multitenancy or port consolidation

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  Introduction to implementing example 1: iSCSI port binding
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  Document the current and desired configuration
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  Identify all online PowerMax SE ports
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  Create the Prod1 iSCSI configuration
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  Verify connectivity between the new Prod1 IP interfaces and the remote host iSCSI SAN IP addresses
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  Create an iSCSI masking view for the Prod1 host
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  Discover PowerMax iSCSI storage on the host

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  Introduction to implementing example 2: iSCSI multitenancy
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  Document the current and desired environments
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  Create the Prod2 iSCSI configuration
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  Verify connectivity of Prod2 IP Interfaces and remote host iSCSI SAN IP addresses
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  Create an iSCSI masking view for the Prod2 host
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  Discover and acquire PowerMax iSCSI storage on the Prod2 host

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  Conclusion

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  Introduction to configuring the iSCSI initiator and MPIO on Windows Server 2016 host
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  Identify NICs that will be used for iSCSI on host
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  Rename iSCSI NICs and LAN NICs for easier identification
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  Enable jumbo frames on iSCSI NICs if supported on network
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  Optional: If enabled, disable DHCP on iSCSI NICs
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  Use NIC hardware driver tools to add VLAN IDs to iSCSI NICs
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  Reexamine VLAN NICs on host
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  Rename VLAN NIC instances for easier identification
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  Configure IP address and subnet information for VLAN NICs
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  Verify network connectivity to POWERMAX IP interfaces
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  Verify the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator (MSiSCSI) service is started on the host
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  Configure Windows firewall settings for the MSiSCSI service
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  If not already installed, install multipathing software on Windows host
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  Optional: Discover and attempt to connect to the PowerMax IP interfaces

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  Appendix B: Technical support and resources