Creating an Initiator

Procedure

1. Choose Services > Block Service > Host and click the Initiator tab.
2. Click Create.

   The Create Initiator page is displayed.

3. Enter the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) of an iSCSI initiator on the desired application server.
   

   • The IQN must contain 4 to 127 characters.
   • The IQN can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), periods (.), and colons (:).
   • The IQN must start with a letter or underscore (_).
   • The IQN must be the same as that on the application server. The IQN must be unique. Do not configure the initiators of multiple application servers with the same IQN.

4. (Optional) Select Enable CHAP Authentication and click Add. In CHAP Name, select the CHAP policy to be used.
   

   After selecting Enable CHAP Authentication and specifying CHAP Name, you must configure the same CHAP name and password on the application server.

5. Click OK.
6. Confirm your operation as prompted.