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Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: SAN Configuration and Multipathing Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library |
1. Solaris I/0 Multipathing Overview
2. Fibre Channel Multipathing Configuration Overview
3. Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
4. Administering Multipathing Devices
5. Configuring Fabric-Connected Devices
6. Configuring Solaris iSCSI Initiators
Oracle Solaris iSCSI Technology (Overview)
Identifying Oracle Solaris iSCSI Software and Hardware Requirements
Configuring iSCSI Initiators Tasks
Recommended iSCSI Configuration Practices
Configuring Dynamic or Static Target Discovery
How to Configure an iSCSI Initiator
How to Remove Discovered Target Devices
Configuring Authentication in Your iSCSI-Based Storage Network
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for Your iSCSI Initiator
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for Your iSCSI Target
Using a Third-Party RADIUS Server to Simplify CHAP Management in Your iSCSI Configuration
How to Configure a RADIUS Server for Your iSCSI Target
How to Configure a RADIUS Server for Your iSCSI Initiator
Oracle Solaris iSCSI and RADIUS Server Error Messages
Setting Up iSCSI Multipathed Devices in Oracle Solaris
How to Enable Multiple iSCSI Sessions for a Target
Monitoring Your iSCSI Configuration
How to Display iSCSI Configuration Information
Modifying iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
How to Modify iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
No Connections to the iSCSI Target From the Local System
How to Troubleshoot iSCSI Connection Problems
iSCSI Device or Disk Is Not Available on the Local System
How to Troubleshoot iSCSI Device or Disk Unavailability
Use LUN Masking When Using the iSNS Discovery Method
7. Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports
10. Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
11. Booting the Oracle Solaris OS From Fibre Channel Devices on x86 Based Systems
12. Persistent Binding for Tape Devices
A. Manual Configuration for Fabric-Connected Devices
iSCSI is an acronym for Internet SCSI (Small Computer System Interface), an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage subsystems.
By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, the iSCSI protocol enables you to access block devices from across the network as if they were connected to the local system.
The following solutions are available to use storage devices in your existing TCP/IP network:
iSCSI block devices or tape – Translates SCSI commands and data from the block level into IP packets. Using iSCSI in your network is advantageous when you need to have block-level access between one system and the target device, such as a tape device or a database. Access to a block-level device is not locked so that you can have multiple users or systems accessing a block-level device such as an iSCSI target device.
NFS – Transfers file data over IP. The advantage of using NFS in your network is that you can share file data across many systems. Access to file data is locked appropriately when many users are accessing data that is available in an NFS environment.
Here are the benefits of using iSCSI targets and initiators in Oracle Solaris:
The iSCSI protocol runs across existing Ethernet networks.
You can use any supported network interface card (NIC), Ethernet hub, or Ethernet switch.
One IP port can handle multiple iSCSI target devices.
You can use existing infrastructure and management tools for IP networks.
You might have existing Fibre-Channel devices that can be connected to clients without the cost of Fibre-Channel HBAs. In addition, systems with dedicated arrays can now export replicated storage with Oracle Solaris ZFS or UFS file systems.
The protocol can be used to connect to Fibre Channel or iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN) environments with the appropriate hardware.
Here are the current limitations or restrictions of using the iSCSI initiator software in Oracle Solaris:
Support for iSCSI devices that use SLP is not currently available.
iSCSI targets cannot be configured as dump devices.
Transferring large amounts of data over your existing network can have an impact on performance.
Oracle Solaris storage software and devices
The group/feature/storage-server software package for the system that provides the storage devices
The system/storage/iscsi/iscsi-initiator software package for the iSCSI management utilities
Any supported NIC