I bought an iSCSI SAN recently for my Lab at Home. It's an HCL approved 2TB from Iomega StorCenter ix4(VM company?) and I updated the firmware and everything but it is still coming up a single-host target instead of multihost. So far only one of my two ESX server can see this iSCSI SAN.

I have tried a few times using the ESX iSCSI Config Guide and the IOmega Guides to try to configure the Storage Adapter on the 2nd ESX host to no avail. I went through Dynamic Discovery and the 3260 port and CHAP and the whole bit but still not working. But oddly enough, all my target LUNs get discovered and logged inside the Static Discovery Tab just like it should, but there are no LUNs found and the Target shows up as Single Host device -- just like the local Datastore devices.

My big question -- not documented anywhere is -- what software goes on the ESX host itself. It would seem to me that should be instructions in the iSCSI Config Guide to install some iSCSI drivers on the two ESX host themselves.

Any ideas on how to get the iSCSI SAN box to advertise first as Multihost and 2nd how to get all the ESX host to see it?

Those of you aiming for the StorCenter may have a similar experience.

Let me know if you have answers and if you find it helpful to know of this issue.

jimm

I want to order this ASAP...

"Your shipment will be made in two steps because the regional in-stock warehouse which made this shipment cannot ship directly to your state. Your package is being shipped to our main Ohio warehouse and will then be immediately forwarded to you. The following tracking number is for the initial trip to our Ohio warehouse."

They gave me a tracking number for the first part, and it arrived at their warehouse in Ohio. Presumably it will ship today to San Francisco, where I am. I find these guys to be pretty good most of the time. Usually things ship very fast. Occasionally this will happen. However, they often have items that no one else carries. I think I chose ground shipping, so it'll probably be another few days.

I'll keep you all posted! I might need some help setting it up for ESXi!!