iSCSI Clients
Implementing nTier Deduplication
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iSCSI users
VTL iSCSI Users
are used for iSCSI protocol login authentication from iSCSI backup
servers. When you configure secured access for backup servers, you designate
users who can authenticate for the client.
There are several ways to create iSCSI users:
•
Use the
VTL User/Administrator Management
function in the VTL Console
(refer to
’Manage users and administrators’
):
•
Right-click the server object and select
Administrators
.
•
Select
Add
and then select
VTL iSCSI User
in the
Group
list.
•
Enter a username and password and select
OK
.
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Create at least one unique user for each client.
•
Add users when the
Add SAN Client
function requires you to add/select
users who can authenticate for the client.
•
Add users to an existing client in
iSCSI Client Properties
.
Windows client configuration
Requirements
•
A nTier VTL appliance with an Ethernet adapter installed.
•
A Windows backup server.
•
iSCSI software initiator installed on each backup server. (iSCSI initiator
software/hardware is available from many sources. For Windows servers,
you can download software from Microsoft’s website: http://
www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/storage/iscsi.mspx.)
Prepare client initiators to access your nTier appliance
Before a backup server (the client initiator) can communicate with a nTier VTL
appliance, the two entities need to mutually recognize each other. To do this, install
an iSCSI software initiator on every backup server that will access the nTier VTL
appliance. This software lets you add the nTier VTL appliance as a target portal and
log the client onto the iSCSI target you create on the nTier VTL appliance.
The following steps are for the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. If you are using a different
iSCSI initiator, refer to the documentation provided by the vendor.
1. Run
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
on the backup server using the shortcut on your
desktop or by selecting
Start
-->
Programs
-->
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
-->
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
.
2. Click the
Discovery
tab, then click
Add
under the
Target Portals
group box.
3. Enter the nTier VTL appliance’s IP address or name (if resolvable).
