Configuring the iSNS server address using the CLI

If you are using iSCSI-attached hosts with the SAN Volume Controller cluster, you can the command-line interface (CLI) to optionally configure the address for the Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) server for the cluster. Host systems use the iSNS server to manage iSCSI targets and for iSCSI discovery.

  1. To specify an IPv4 address for the iSCSI storage name service (SNS), enter the following CLI command:
    svctask chcluster -isnsip sns_server_address
    where sns_server_address is the IP address of the iSCSI storage name service in IPv4 format.
  2. To specify an IPv6 address for the iSCSI storage name service (SNS), enter the following CLI command:
    svctask chcluster -isnsip_6 ipv6_sns_server_address 
    where ipv6_sns_server_address is the IP address of the iSCSI storage name service in IPv6 format.
After you configure the iSNS server address for the cluster, you can configure cluster iSCSI authentication.
Note: To help in problem determination, this step can be delayed until after the first one or two hosts have been configured and their connectivity has been tested without authentication configured.
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