User guide
Virtual Connect server profiles  187 
Item   Description 
Target Primary IP 
Address 
Primary IP address used by the iSCSI target 
Target Primary Port 
The TCP port associated with the primary target IP address. The default value is 3260. 
Target secondary IP 
Address 
Alternate target IP address to use if the primary port is unavailable 
Target secondary Port 
The TCP port associated with the secondary target IP address. The default value is 
3260. 
Initiator Network 
Configuration 
VLAN id 
The VLAN number that the iSCSI initiator uses for all sent and received packets. Valid 
values range from 1 to 4094. 
IP Address 
IP address used by the iSCSI initiator. This value is in dotted decimal format. 
Netmask 
IP network mask used by the iSCSI initiator. This value is in dotted decimal format. 
Gateway 
Default IP route used by the iSCSI initiator. This value is in dotted decimal format. 
Authentication Method 
CHAP (one-way) 
One-way Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. The authentication protocol 
for authenticating initiators and targets. CHAP is one-way authentication; the iSCSI 
target authenticates the initiator. The initiators ‘username’ and ‘secret’ are required.  
CHAPM (two-way) 
Two-way CHAP. The initiator and target perform two-way authentication. The initiators 
‘username’ and ‘secret’ and targets ‘username’ and ‘secret’ are required for 
authentication. 
Username 
The user name for authentication when the authentication type is CHAP or CHAPM. The 
maximum length is 223 characters. 
Secret 
The secret password for CHAP or CHAPM authentication. It can be a string or a long 
hex value (starting with ‘0x’). The value must be at least 12 bytes (or 24 hex digits) and 
at most 16 bytes (or 32 hex digits). 
Mutual Username 
Mutual username for CHAPM authentication  
Mutual Secret 
The secret password for CHAPM authentication 










