Creating an Initiator

Procedure

1. Choose Services > Block Service > Host and click the Initiator tab page.
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.
   

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

4. Optional: Select Enable CHAP Authentication. 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.