Administrator Guide

5 In the Name eld, type a descriptive name for the I/O port.

6 Click OK.

The Edit Port dialog box closes.

Set or Modify the IP Address for a Single iSCSI Port

Servers target the iSCSI port IP address to initiate iSCSI connections to the Storage Center.

1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.

2 From the SYSTEM menu, select Ports.

The Ports view is displayed.

3 Click the Front End Ports tab.

4 Select the I/O port, then click (Edit).

The Edit Port dialog box opens.

5 In the IPv4 Address eld, type the new IPv4 address for the iSCSI I/O port.

6 Click OK.

The Edit Port dialog box closes.

Test Network Connectivity for an iSCSI Port

Test connectivity for an iSCSI I/O port by pinging a port or host on the network.

1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.

2 From the SYSTEM menu, select Ports.

The Ports view is displayed.

3 Click the Front End Ports tab.

4 Select the I/O port, then click (More Actions) and select Ping from the drop-down menu.

The Ping dialog box opens.

5 If the port uses an IPv4 address, in the IPv4 Address eld, type the IP address of the host to which you want to test connectivity.

6 From the Ping Size drop-down menu, select a size in bytes for the ping packets, not including overhead. If you select Other, type a

value between 1 and 17000 bytes in the eld below the menu.

NOTE

: The Ping Size drop-down menu might not be displayed depending on the hardware I/O cards used by the Storage

Center.

7 Click OK. A message displays the results of the test.

8 Click OK.