Users Guide

620 iSCSI Optimization
iSCSI Optimization Configuration Examples
iSCSI optimization is enabled by default. The following procedure illustrates
the configuration steps required if configuring iSCSI manually.
Configuring iSCSI Optimization Between Servers and a Disk Array
Figure 16-2 illustrates a stack of three Dell EMC Networking N-Series
switches connecting two servers (iSCSI initiators) to a disk array (iSCSI
targets).
An iSCSI application running on the management unit (the top unit in the
diagram) has installed priority filters to ensure that iSCSI traffic that is part
of these two sessions receives priority treatment when forwarded in hardware.
Figure 16-2. iSCSI Optimization