Setup Guide

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B Configure Your VMware Environment...................................................................................18

Set iSCSI Login Timeout Value on vSphere 5.1 and 5.0...........................................................................................18

Storage Heartbeat on vSphere 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0......................................................................................................18

C Configure Your Linux Operating System............................................................................... 20

Configure SCSI Device Settings Using the udev Facility........................................................................................20

Increase SCSI Device Timeout Value to Avoid Disk I/O Timeouts....................................................................20

Increase SCSI Device Read-Ahead Buffer Size...............................................................................................20

Change SCSI Device I/O Scheduler Algorithm.................................................................................................20

Configure iSCSI Settings Using the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf File............................................................................... 20

Change FastAbort Setting in iSCSI Configuration File......................................................................................20

Change node.startup Setting to Avoid Login Storms....................................................................................... 20

Configure Linux Networking................................................................................................................................... 21

Disable Generic Receive Offload..................................................................................................................... 21

Enable Flow Control..........................................................................................................................................21

Enable Jumbo Frames......................................................................................................................................21

Avoid ARP Flux................................................................................................................................................. 21

Loosen IPv4 Reverse Path Filtering..................................................................................................................21

Summary of Recommended Changes.....................................................................................................................22

D Configure Your Solaris 10 Operating System....................................................................... 23

Zero-Length Volumes..............................................................................................................................................23

E Configure Your IBM AIX Operating System..........................................................................24

iSCSI Initiators Lose Volume Connectivity..............................................................................................................24