ESX3.5 won't find DELL MD3000i iscsi

[matarvai]

We are trying to install Vmware 3.5 to customer site. Customer has Dell MD3000 as iscsi and we cannot get it to work. We are able to get Dell management interface and create RAID arrays, but we cannot access the arrays with any vmware host. Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this?

[ctfoster · Accepted solution]

You'll need to give a bit more information on exactly how far you have reached in the installation following these procedures and what errors you are getting.

[Gabrie1]

Hi

I read somewhere that there were problems when the full dns iScsi name was more then 31 characters.

Gabrie

[matarvai]

After little rebooting and config changes I did get the vmware to see the raid arrays. Thanks for your help.

[KGMan]

What changes to the config did you make...I am having the same issue and have checked all the normal stuff (names, etc)...

Any ideas would be great.

[KyawH]

Normally, you have to enable iSCSI software client on ESX 3.5 hosts on properties of security profiles on configuration page. Then add iSCSI targets on Dynamic discovery tab of properties of Software iSCSI adaptors.

From the storage part, under iSCSI tab of MDSM, you've got to uncheck the box that says "only accept know connections" or something like that.

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