Deploying LUNs Using Storage Manager for SANs
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008
This section walks you through the tasks involved in using Storage Manager for SANs to deploy LUNs on both Fibre Channel and iSCSI subsystems. Figure 1 shows the process for deploying LUNs on both types of subsystems.
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If the LUNs will be deployed on a Fibre Channel subsystem, you only need to identify the servers that will access the LUNs, select which HBA ports on those servers will be used for LUN traffic, and finally assign LUNs directly to the servers.
If the LUNs will be deployed on an iSCSI subsystem, the process requires additional steps. After identifying the servers that will access the LUNs and selecting the iSCSI initiator adapters that will be used for LUN traffic, you should do the following:
Create and configure targets on the iSCSI subsystems and enable portals on those targets to handle LUN I/O traffic.
Optionally configure iSCSI security.
Establish logon sessions from the iSCSI initiator on each server to one or more targets.
Finally, assign LUNs to the targets.
In this Section
Task 1: Configure Server Connections
Task 2: (iSCSI Only) Configure Targets and Enable Portals
Task 3: (iSCSI Only) Configure Security
Task 4: (iSCSI Only) Establish Logon Sessions Between the Initiator and Targets