Configuring access to iSCSI storage
iSCSI, or SCSI over the Internet, is one of the top contenders for a place in an enterprise data center. The main benefit of iSCSI is that there is no need for an investment to support special switching hardware for you to enable access to the storage. Hence, all you need to make sure is that the iSCSI array is in a network that is reachable to a vmkernel interface on the ESXi host.
Tip
Design Tip: It is recommended to maintain separate switches for iSCSI traffic in a data center environment.
To learn more about vmkernel interfaces read Chapter 4, vSphere Networking Concepts and Management,.
We will cover the following topics in this section:
How does iSCSI work?
Types of iSCSI initiators
Types of iSCSI arrays
Configuring iSCSI initiators
How to achieve multipathing?
How does iSCSI work?
The Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) is a storage standard that enables access to non-local storage over an IP network infrastructure. The standard is detailed in...
