Configure Network Settings for iSCSI Target Device
To install the LeftHand Networks SAN/iQ from factory settings, a computer must be connected via the supplied serial cable to the LeftHand NSM. The first Ethernet port must be given an IP address. Later, a virtual IP address will be assigned using the management console that will be the address that the clients use to access the target volumes and to manage the storage cluster.
Launch Management Console
Launching the Management Console begins the discovery process and displays the NSMs. The three basic steps to configure the system including creation and assignment of all the targets are listed on the main screen, each driven by a wizard.
The LeftHand Networks SAN/iQ solution uses the concept of management groups to organize its storage clusters. The “Management Group, Clusters and Volumes” wizard steps the administrator through the initial management configuration and creation of the first volume.
The wizard asks few questions to complete the initial management configuration, including the name of the management group, virtual IP address to be used for the cluster and the first volume information.
The storage cluster is given a virtual IP address, that will be used for all access to the volumes assigned to the cluster. The LeftHand Networks solution presents the virtual IP address to the clients and manages all fail-over and load balancing functions behind this virtual address.
After the wizard has the virtual IP address, it prompts for the information to create the first volume, including volume name, replication features and capacity. In this case, 2-way replication is selected, which tells SAN/iQ to provide an additional layer of data protection for this volume.
This wizard can be repeated to created additional volumes. Note that the “Access Volume Wizard” can be run to complete all the remaining target management steps.
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