iSCSI multipathing will depend on the type of storage and the network topology in use. There are two methods for this:
- Multipathing for iSCSI using port binding: This is achieved by having two VMkernel interfaces configured with an active adapter each, but no standby adapters. Once done, these VMkernel (vmk) interfaces should be bound to the software iSCSI adapter.
- Multipathing for iSCSI without port binding: Read the When not to use port binding section of VMware KB: 2038869 for more details (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2038869).
In this recipe, we will learn about how to prepare the vSphere network for iSCSI multipathing by creating multiple VMkernel interfaces, which we will do by using the same set of physical NICs in alternating active/unused pairs. This method is used to achieve iSCSI multipathing by using the port binding method.
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