SANtricity express configuration manuals ( CA08872-012 )
Host CHAP Authentication Settings for iSCSI Connections - Windows
Use the following procedure to set CHAP authentication.
| For settings on the ETERNUS AB/HB series, refer to Configure iSCSI authentication. |
For Unidirectional CHAP
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Start the iSCSI Initiator.
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Click the [Discovery] tab.
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Click the [Discover Portal] button.
The [Discover Target Portal] window will appear.
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In the [IP address or DNS name] field, enter the IP address of the ETERNUS AB/HB iSCSI port that is to be connected to, and click the [Advanced] button.
The [Advanced Settings] window appears.
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Specify the following items and click the [OK] button.
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Connect using
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Local adapter
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
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Initiator IP
Initiator server IP address
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Enable CHAP log on
Select the checkbox
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CHAP log on information
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Name
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Target secret
The [Name] and [Target secret] set here must match the [CHAP User ID] and [CHAP Password] set for the ETERNUS AB/HB series. For details on the confirmation method, refer to the manual for SANtricity System Manager.
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Click the [OK] button.
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Click the [Targets] tab.
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Check the connection and click the [Connect] button. When CHAP authentication is complete and the connection is successful, the ETERNUS AB/HB series iSCSI name should appear in [Discovered targets] and the [Status] should be Inactive.
Even if CHAP authentication is working, the ETERNUS AB/HB series iSCSI name sometimes fails to appear in [Discovered targets]. Clicking the [Refresh] button may help. The [Connect To Target] window appears.
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Select the [Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets] checkbox and click the [Advanced] button.
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Confirm that the following items are set and then click the [OK] button.
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Connect using
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Local adapter
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
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Initiator IP
Initiator server IP address
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Target portal IP
IP address/port number of the ETERNUS AB/HB series (Example: 192.168.10.150 / 3260)
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Enable CHAP log on
The checkbox is selected
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CHAP log on information
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Name
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Target secret
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Click the [OK] button.
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If the logon is successful, the [Status] of the ETERNUS AB/HB series iSCSI name displayed in [Discovered targets] of the [Targets] tab should change to Connected.
For Bidirectional CHAP
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Start the iSCSI Initiator.
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Select the [Configuration] tab and click the [CHAP] button.
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Enter the password under [Initiator CHAP secret] and then click the [OK] button. [Initiator CHAP secret] must be specified with 12 to 16 alphanumeric characters. Clicking the* [OK]* button makes the password specified in [Initiator CHAP secret] disappear.
The password under [Initiator CHAP secret] must match the [New Password] of the CHAP authentication setting for the iSCSI port parameters of the ETERNUS AB/HB series. -
Click the [Discovery] tab.
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Click the [Discover Portal] button.
The [Discover Target Portal] window will appear.
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In the [IP address or DNS name] field, enter the IP address of the ETERNUS AB/HB iSCSI port that is to be connected to, and click the [Advanced] button.
The [Advanced Settings] window appears.
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Specify the following items and click the [OK] button.
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Connect using
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Local adapter
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
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Initiator IP
Initiator server IP address
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Enable CHAP log on
Select the checkbox
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CHAP log on information
Set a different password from the password that was set for [Initiator CHAP secret] in Step 3. Name Target secret
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Perform mutual authentication
Select the checkbox
The [Name] and [Target secret] set here must match the [CHAP User ID] and [CHAP Password] set for the ETERNUS AB/HB series. For details on the confirmation method, refer to the manual for SANtricity System Manager.
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Click the [OK] button.
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Click the [Targets] tab.
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Check the connection and click the [Connect] button. When CHAP authentication is complete and the connection is successful, the ETERNUS AB/HB series iSCSI name should appear in [Discovered targets] and the [Status] should be Inactive.
Even if CHAP authentication is working, the ETERNUS AB/HB series iSCSI name sometimes fails to appear in [Discovered targets]. Clicking the [Refresh] button may help. The [Connect To Target] window appears.
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Select the [Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets] checkbox and click the [Advanced] button.
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Confirm that the following items are set and then click the [OK] button.
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Connect using
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Local adapter
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
-
Initiator IP
Initiator server IP address
-
Target portal IP
IP address/port number of the ETERNUS AB/HB series (Example: 192.168.10.150 / 3260)
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Enable CHAP log on
The checkbox is selected
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CHAP log on information Set the same name and password as the ones that were set in Step7.
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Name
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Target secret
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Perform mutual authentication
Select the checkbox
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Click the [OK] button.
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If the logon is successful, the [Status] of the ETERNUS AB/HB series iSCSI name displayed in [Discovered targets] of the [Targets] tab should change to Connected.
