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3.4 Configuring the iSCSI target – Linux
Before you begin this procedure, ensure that the iSCSI initiator is installed (iscsi-initiator-utils). For
example:
yum install iscsi-initiator-utils ; /etc/init.d/iscsi start
To configure the iSCSI target for Linux, follow these steps.
1. Add the CHAP Authentication details for the DR Series system on the Linux Initiator as follows:
a. Edit /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf and un-comment the following line:
node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP
b. Modify the following lines:
# To set a CHAP username and password for initiator
# authentication by the target(s), uncomment the following lines:
node.session.auth.username = iscsi_user
node.session.auth.password = St0r@ge!iscsi
2. Set the Discovery Target Node(s) by using this command:
iscsiadm -m discovery -t st -p <IP or IQN of DR>
For example:
iscsiadm -m discovery -t st -p 10.8.230.108