I am curious if this is even possible, from what I have read it should be. I am trying to connect an ESXi 6.7 host to a QNAP device, here is the catch I am not using a switch . I have a ESXi host directly connected to a QNAP using 2 x 10GB GBIC's.
The QNAP is configured with port trunking on two of it's NICs using Balance-ALB. (I use 2 other x ethernet NICs for management of this device).
In ESXi I have one vSwitch, with 2 port groups:
I can ping the IP of the NIC bond on the QNAP from one of the vmk ports but not the other
QNAP shows an iSCSI connection from one of my vmk's IPs. I cannot locate the storage device when I scan the HBA/VMFS though. I am using a static iSCSI target.
looks like some configurations issue.please follow the qnap guide.
please mark helpful or correct if resolve it.
Unfortunately that guide doesn't apply to my situation. I don't have a dual controller QNAP and I am trying to get away without having to use a switch.
In this case, try to change the NIC order teaming tab of the vSwitch or Portgroup properties and then try to ping.
From what I have always known you should only have 1 active vnic assigned to each port group for iSCSI. I can ping, which I mentioned. I appreciate the help but I don't think you are fully understanding my goal.
This isn't going to work out, you need to use a switch which is proper, required infrastructure.
then this should not worked as per QNAP. You should need switch for proper infrastructure as per my previous shared QNAP guide.