How to Configure Openfiler iSCSI Storage for VMware ESX 4

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Information

Title: 

How to Configure Openfiler iSCSI Storage for VMware ESX 4

Author(s): 

Xtravirt (Paul Buckle)

Target Audience: 

Technical - Intermediate

First Published: 

18 August 2009

Products: 

Openfiler 2.3, VMware ESX 4

UID: 

XD10119

Provision a locally-hosted iSCSI storage target and present it as a datastore on a VMware ESX 4 host using the freely available Openfiler appliance. This document shows you how.

How-to guide for provisioning a locally-hosted iSCSI storage target on a VMware ESX 4 host using the freely available Openfiler appliance.

Overview

This document describes how to provision a locally-hosted iSCSI storage target and the process to present it as a datastore on a VMware ESX 4 host using the freely available Openfiler appliance.

Its important to note that this configuration is not a suitable solution for a production environment and it does not include any iSCSI CHAP authentication or datastore multipathing.

Key concepts:

• Pre-requisites
• Configuration Details
• Step-by-step procedure on how to install and configure Openfiler