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Attempt Settings

Table 1. Attempt Settings
ItemOptionsDescription
iSCSI Attempt Name

N/A

Human-readable name for the iSCSI attempt. This item is read only.

iSCSI Mode

  • Disabled (Default)

  • Enabled

  • Enable for MPIO

Enable or disable iSCSI mode, or enable iSCSI mode for multipath I/O (MPIO).

Note
Make sure all necessary items (e.g. initiator IP, target IP, and authentication settings) are set appropriately before you enable this feature. Otherwise, this attempt may be lost after reboot.
Internet Protocol

  • IPv4 (Default)

  • IPv6

  • Autoconfigure

  • [IPv4]: default setting

  • [IPv6]: Initiator IP address is assigned by the system.

  • [Autoconfigure]: iSCSI driver attempts to connect iSCSI target via IPv4 stack. If this fails, then it will attempt to connect via IPv6 stack.

Connection Retry Count

0

The minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is 16.

Value “0” means that you do not want to retry.

Connection Establishing Timeout

1000

Timeout value in milliseconds

The minimum value is 100 milliseconds and the maximum is 20 seconds.

ISID

e. g., C68EF8

OUI-format ISID in 6 bytes, iSCSI Session IDentifier (ISID) specifies the iSCSI initiator during login.

The default value is derived from the MAC address. Only the last 3 bytes are configurable.

Example: Update 0ABBCCDDEEFF to 0ABBCCF07901 by input F07901.

Enable DHCP

Check box:

  • Empty (Default)

  • X

Enable or disable DHCP.

Initiator IP Address

0.0.0.0

Set the initiator IP address in dotted-decimal notation.

Note
This item is available only when Enable DHCP is not enabled.
Initiator Subnet Mask

0.0.0.0

Set initiator subnet mask IP address in dotted-decimal notation.

Note
This item is available only when Enable DHCP is not enabled.
Gateway

0.0.0.0

Set initiator gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation.

Note
This item is available only when Enable DHCP is not enabled.
Get target info via DHCP

Check box:

  • Empty (Default)

  • X

Get target info via DHCP.

Note
This item is available only when Enable DHCP is enabled.
Target Name

N/A

Worldwide unique name of the target. Only IQN format is accepted.

Note
This item is not available when Get target info via DHCP is enabled.
I
Target Address

N/A

Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address or a URL string.

You need to configure the DNS server address in advance if input a URL string.

Note
This item is not available when Get target info via DHCP is enabled.
Target Port

3260

Set the target port number.

Note
This item is not available when Get target info via DHCP is enabled.
Boot LUN

0

Set the hexadecimal representation of the boot logical unit (LUN) number.

Examples: 4751-3A4F-6b7e-2F99, 6734-9-156f-127, 4186-9

Note
This item is not available when Get target info via DHCP is enabled.
Authentication Type

  • CHAP

  • None (Default)

Select the authentication method.

CHAP Type

  • One way

  • Mutual (Default)

Set the Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) type.

Note
This item is available only when Authentication Type is set to [CHAP].
CHAP Name

N/A

Set the CHAP Name.

Note
This item is available only when Authentication Type is set to [CHAP].
CHAP Secret

N/A

Set the CHAP secret password. The secret length range is 12 to 16 bytes.

Note
This item is available only when Authentication Type is set to [CHAP].
Reverse CHAP Name

N/A

Reverse the CHAP Name.

Note
This item is available only when CHAP Type is set to [Mutual].
Reverse CHAP Secret

N/A

Reverse the CHAP secret password. The secret length range is 12 to 16 bytes.

Note
This item is available only when CHAP Type is set to [Mutual].
Save Changes

N/A

Rebooting the system manually is required for changes to take effect.

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N/A

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