(iSCSI) ETERNUS DX400/DX8000 series Disk Storage System Settings
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Preface
This manual briefly explains the operations that need to be performed by the user in order to connect an
ETERNUS DX410/DX440 or an ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700 Disk storage system to a server running
Solaris OS, HP-UX, Windows®, Linux, VMware ESX, or Oracle VM Server via an iSCSI interface.
This manual should be used in conjunction with other applicable user manuals, such as those for the ETERNUS
DX410/DX440 or ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700 Disk storage system, server, OS, iSCSI HBAs, LAN cards,
and drivers.
Refer to "FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- Notations" for the notations
used in this manual such as product trademarks and product names.
This manual references the following document:
• ETERNUSmgr User Guide
Also, note that in this manual the ETERNUS DX410/DX440, ETERNUS DX8100/DX8400/DX8700 Disk storage
systems are referred to as ETERNUS DX.
Eighth Edition
December 2014
The Contents and Structure of this Manual
This manual is composed of the following two chapters.
● Chapter 1 Workflow
This describes the workflow when setting up an ETERNUS DX.
● Chapter 2 ETERNUS DX Connection Settings
This describes the settings used when connecting an ETERNUS DX.
2.1.1Setting the To-server Connection Type (Setting the CA Parameters) ................................................................8
2.1.2Sense Data Conversion (Setting the Host Responses) ...................................................................................... 9
2.1.3Setting the Server iSCSI Host ..........................................................................................................................12
2.1.4Setting the Server Accessible LUN Groups (Setting Affinity Groups) ............................................................... 12
2.1.5Creating and Allocating LUN Groups (Setting Host Affinity Groups) ............................................................... 13
2.1.6Setting CHAP Authentication .........................................................................................................................13
2.2OS Specific Settings ........................................................................................................... 14
2.2.1Setting the CA Reset Groups .......................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.2Setting the Sub System Parameters (for HP-UX only) .................................................................................... 15
Table 2.1CA parameter settings (iSCSI port settings) ................................................................................................... 8
Table 2.2Reservation Conflict Response for Test Unit Ready setting for Solaris OS ....................................................... 9
Table 2.3Sense Data Conversion Pattern setting for Solaris OS .................................................................................... 9
Table 2.4Host Specific Mode setting for HP-UX ............................................................................................................ 9
Table 2.5Reservation Conflict Response for Test Unit Ready setting for Windows® .................................................... 10
Table 2.6Sense Data Conversion Pattern setting for Windows® ................................................................................. 10
Table 2.7Sense Data Conversion Pattern setting for Linux......................................................................................... 10
Table 2.8Inquiry Standard Data Version setting for VMware ESX................................................................................ 11
Table 2.9Sense Data Conversion setting for VMware ESX........................................................................................... 11
Table 2.10Asymmetric/Symmetric Logical Unit Access setting for VMware ESX............................................................ 11
Table 2.11Data Transfer Timer setting for VMware ESX................................................................................................ 11
Table 2.12Inquiry Standard Data Version setting for VMware ESX................................................................................ 11
Table 2.13Sense Data Conversion setting for Oracle VM Server.................................................................................... 12
This manual is used when performing the setup procedures described in the "Setting up the ETERNUS DX"
section of the "FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (iSCSI)" for each OS.
Workflow
Setting the CA Parameters
Set the to-server connection type.
- "2.1.1 Setting the To-server Connection Type (Setting the CA Parameters)" (page 8)
Setting the Host Responses
Set the host responses to match the connection configuration.
- "2.1.2 Sense Data Conversion (Setting the Host Responses)" (page 9)
Setting Server iSCSI
Set IP addresses, aliases, and iSCSI names for servers.