Changing iSCSI Interface Parameters and the Impact on Load Balancing

All iSCSI interfaces in a VRRP group that has load balancing enabled must have the same interface VSAN, authentication, proxy initiator mode, and forwarding mode. When you need to change any of these parameters for the iSCSI interfaces in a VRRP group, you must do so one interface at a time. During the transition time when the parameter is changed on some interfaces in the VRRP group and not the others, the master port does not redirect new initiators and instead handles them locally.

Caution

Changing the VSAN, proxy initiator, authentication, and forwarding mode for iSCSI interfaces in a VRRP group can cause sessions to go down multiple times.

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