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Can you Vmkping the group up address from the host via the correct VMKernel port group?
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Can you Vmkping the group up address from the host via the correct VMKernel port group?

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How do I tell it to use a specific VMKernel Port group? <br />
<br />
If I run <br />
<br />
vmkping group_IP <br />
<br />
<br />
I get a response.
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How do I tell it to use a specific VMKernel Port group?

If I run

vmkping group_IP


I get a response.

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vmkping -I (uppercase I) vmk0 &lt;IP Address&gt;<br />
<br />
<br />
vmkping -I vmk0 &lt;IP Address&gt;<br />
<br />
You may also want to configure iSCSI best practice with binding<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_9250.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: Add an iSCSI Software Adaptor and Create an iSCSI Multipath Network in VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.0</a>
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vmkping -I (uppercase I) vmk0 <IP Address>


vmkping -I vmk0 <IP Address>

You may also want to configure iSCSI best practice with binding

HOW TO: Add an iSCSI Software Adaptor and Create an iSCSI Multipath Network in VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.0 [https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_9250.html]

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Ahhhh I did a lower case... Which is an interval apparently
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Ahhhh I did a lower case... Which is an interval apparently

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so can you reach the group IP Address ?
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I've just lost access to my host. Coming up with Invalid username and password, seems someone changed it whilst I was working on it.
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I've just lost access to my host. Coming up with Invalid username and password, seems someone changed it whilst I was working on it.

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OK,<br />
<br />
Reboot fixed the password issue, seems a little unstable.... <br />
<br />
Yes, I can ping it <br />
<br />
&nbsp;vmkping -I vmk2 10.50.17.10<br />
PING 10.50.17.10 (10.50.17.10): 56 data bytes<br />
64 bytes from 10.50.17.10: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.335 ms
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OK,

Reboot fixed the password issue, seems a little unstable....

Yes, I can ping it

 vmkping -I vmk2 10.50.17.10
PING 10.50.17.10 (10.50.17.10): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.50.17.10: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.335 ms

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Okay, so if we can ping the Group IP Address.<br />
<br />
Did you add the Group IP Address in the iSCSI configuration for the iSCSI software adaptor ? (if that is what you are using)<br />
<br />
e.g. group IP Address added to Dynamic Discovery ?<br />
<br />
Specified any CHAP settings, passwords etc
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Okay, so if we can ping the Group IP Address.

Did you add the Group IP Address in the iSCSI configuration for the iSCSI software adaptor ? (if that is what you are using)

e.g. group IP Address added to Dynamic Discovery ?

Specified any CHAP settings, passwords etc

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ok<br />
<br />
So I think i've done this right<br />
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ok

So I think i've done this right

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I can't change the mutual chap authentication, it just errors
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I can't change the mutual chap authentication, it just errors

A lack of information provides a lack of a decent solution.

Alex

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Do you have correct permissions on your EQL Volumes? They should have access permissions for either CHAP, IP Range or IQN<br />
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As far as I know, mutual chap is not supported with EQL, you could leave it empty
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Do you have correct permissions on your EQL Volumes? They should have access permissions for either CHAP, IP Range or IQN

As far as I know, mutual chap is not supported with EQL, you could leave it empty

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I've sorted it, it seems that there was an issue with the username and password, all works fine now :D<br />
<br />
Thank you Andrew :D
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I've sorted it, it seems that there was an issue with the username and password, all works fine now :D

Thank you Andrew :D

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Morning,<br />
<br />
I'm trying to configure a standalone host to connect to a Dell Equallogic PS6500 series via iSCSI. &nbsp;I've had the network and what not set up but whenever I scan for the hardware it can't find it.<br />
<br />
I'm using ESXi 6.5, is there something that i'm missing that I need to look at? Any documentation would be great, I just can't seem to get this host to see the SAN.<br />
<br />
I don't often deal with configuring storage, it's normally sorted out by a storage team but this is a test lab.<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
Alex
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Morning,

I'm trying to configure a standalone host to connect to a Dell Equallogic PS6500 series via iSCSI.  I've had the network and what not set up but whenever I scan for the hardware it can't find it.

I'm using ESXi 6.5, is there something that i'm missing that I need to look at? Any documentation would be great, I just can't seem to get this host to see the SAN.

I don't often deal with configuring storage, it's normally sorted out by a storage team but this is a test lab.

Thanks
Alex

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