
Section 12 Storage Area Network ESX Server Network Configuration
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ESX Server Network Configuration
Implementation of networking for the virtual solution involves separating
functionality and implementing redundancy. There should be separate networks for
the management and SAN iSCSI storage networks. This prevents management
network traffic from interfering with the storage network traffic. Figure 41 shows
the network configuration. Hardware vendor guidelines may recommend different
configurations but, the configuration should always be verified that network
utilization is optimized.
Adding in Datastores
This description is based on using the iSCSI Software Adapter in the ESX Server.
Perform the following steps in the ESX Server:
1. Select the Configuration > Storage Adapters Configuration.
2. Select iSCSI Software Adapter.
3. On the Details, select Properties....
4. In the iSCSI Initiator Properties, select Configure....
5. Select Enabled and click OK.
Figure 41. ESX Server Network Configuration
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