If you are using jumbo frames within the IP SAN for performance reasons, make sure to configure the array,
switches, and hosts to use jumbo frames. Consult your operating system and switch documentation for
information on how to enable jumbo frames on the hosts and on the switches. To enable jumbo frames on
the array, complete the steps in
Configuring array-side networking—iSCSI
.
Note:
Many network switches have to be configured above 9,000 bytes for IP overhead. Consult your switch
documentation for more information.
Configuring array-side networking - iSCSI, VMware
You use the ThinkSystem System Manager GUI to configure iSCSI networking on the array side.
Before you begin
• You must know the IP address or domain name for one of the storage array controllers.
• You or your system administrator must have set up a password for the System Manager GUI, or you must
configured Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) or LDAP and a directory service for the appropriate
security access to the storage array. See the
ThinkSystem System Manager online help
for more
information about Access Management.
This task describes how to access the iSCSI port configuration from the Hardware page. You can also
access the configuration from
System > Settings > Configure iSCSI ports
.
Step 1. From your browser, enter the following URL:
https://<DomainNameOrIPAddress>
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security
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monitor
. The latter three roles have random
passwords that cannot be guessed. After you set a password for the
admin
role, you can change
all of the passwords using the
admin
credentials. See
ThinkSystem System Manager online help
for
more information on the four local user roles.
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System Manager with the
admin
credentials.
When you open System Manager and no pools, volumes groups, workloads, or notifications have
been configured, the Setup wizard launches.
Step 3. Close the Setup wizard.You will use the wizard later to complete additional setup tasks.
Step 4. Select
Hardware
.
Step 5. If the graphic shows the drives, click
Show back of shelf
.
The graphic changes to show the controllers instead of the drives.
Step 6. Click the controller with the iSCSI ports you want to configure.
The controller's context menu appears.
Step 7. Select
Configure iSCSI ports
.
The Configure iSCSI Ports dialog box opens.
Step 8. In the drop-down list, select the port you want to configure, and then click
Next
.
Step 9. Select the configuration port settings, and then click
Next
.To see all port settings, click the
Show
more port settings
link on the right of the dialog box.
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