Discovering targets on VMware

Two methods are supported for iSCSI target portal discovery: iSNS and Send Targets discovery.

Both methods are configured from the Discovery tab of the iSCSI Initiator control panel module. To use the Send Targets method, complete the following steps for each node on which you want to perform discovery:
  1. From the iSCSI Initiator control panel, click Select iSCSI Software Adapter.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Click Dynamic Discovery.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Enter the target IP address.
    The target IP address is the IP address of a node in the I/O group from which you are mapping the iSCSI volume.
  6. Leave the IP port number at the default value of 3260, and click OK.
    The connection between the initiator and target is established after clicking OK.
  7. Click iSCSI Software Adapter.
  8. Right-click this tab and rescan the devices for discovery.
    The maximum number of volumes that can be mapped to the VMware iSCSI initiator is 256.
    Note: iSNS discovery is not supported in VMware ESX 4.
Parent topic: VMware iSCSI host attachment