Configuring an iSCSI IP Address

This operation enables you to configure the iSCSI IP address of a single server.

Prerequisites

The iSCSI service has been enabled on a server.

Procedure

  1. Choose Services > Block Service > iSCSI Service.
  2. Click More on the right of the desired server and select Configure iSCSI IP Address.

    The Configure iSCSI IP Address page is displayed.

  3. Configure the iSCSI IP address. Table 1 describes related parameters.

    Table 1 iSCSI IP address parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Port

    Indicates the iSCSI monitoring port.

    iSCSI IP Address

    Indicates the IP address of the iSCSI service.

    NOTE:
    • The IP address cannot be in the same network segment as the IP addresses of other ports on the node.
    • In the event of using an IPv4 address:
      • A 32-bit IPv4 address is divided into four 8-bit fields that are expressed in dotted decimal notation.
      • Each field of the IPv4 address must be an integer.
      • The value of the leftmost field ranges from 1 to 223 (excluding 127).
      • The values of the other fields range from 0 to 255.
      • An IPv4 address cannot be set to a special address such as a broadcast address.
      • Example: 192.168.1.100
    • In the event of using an IPv6 address:
      • A 128-bit IPv6 address is divided into eight 16-bit fields. Each 16-bit field consists of four colon-separated hexadecimal numbers.
      • In each 16-bit field, leading zeros can be omitted for simplicity. However, at least one digit must be reserved in each field.
      • To achieve further simplicity, you can use a double colon (::) in place of a series of zeros. A double colon can be used only once in an IPv6 address. It can also represent the neighboring consecutive zeros at the beginning or end of an IPv6 address.
      • An IPv6 address cannot be set to a special one, such as a network address, loopback address, or multicast address.
      • Example: fc00::1234

    Mask/Prefix

    When an IPv4 address is used, this parameter indicates the subnet mask of the IP address and identifies the subnet to which the IP address belongs. When an IPv4 address is used, this parameter indicates the prefix length of the IPv6 address.

  4. Click OK.
  5. Confirm your operation as prompted.
Parent topic: Managing the iSCSI Service