Core-iSCSI/Cisco MDS 9216i

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Target

Base configuration:

iscsi enable
iscsi interface vsan-membership
vsan database
  vsan 400 interface iscsi1/1

iscsi authentication none

iscsi virtual-target name targ1-testlab-legolas1
  pWWN 50:00:1f:e1:50:02:ca:29
  advertise interface GigabitEthernet1/1
  initiator ip address 10.48.31.95 permit

iscsi initiator ip-address 10.48.31.95
  static pWWN 24:01:00:0d:ec:19:11:83
  vsan 400

zone name ISCSI_LINUX_TESTLAB vsan 400
    member pwwn 24:01:00:0d:ec:19:11:83
    member ip-address 10.48.31.95
    member pwwn 50:00:1f:e1:50:02:ca:29
    member pwwn 50:00:1f:e1:50:02:ca:2d
    member pwwn 50:00:1f:e1:50:02:ca:2e
    member pwwn 50:00:1f:e1:50:02:ca:2b

zoneset name Zoneset_400 vsan 400
    member ISCSI_LINUX_TESTLAB

Client

Initiator

legolas1# show iscsi initiator
iSCSI Node name is 10.48.31.95
    iSCSI Initiator name: iqn.2002-07.com.pyxtechnologies:sn.7ee2f1c662b9
    iSCSI alias name: PyX Initiator
    Configured node (iSCSI)
    Node WWN is 24:01:00:0d:ec:19:11:82 (dynamic)
    Member of vsans: 400
    Number of Virtual n_ports: 1
    Virtual Port WWN is 24:01:00:0d:ec:19:11:83 (configured)
      Interface iSCSI 1/1, Portal group tag: 0x3000
      VSAN ID 400, FCID 0x0f0300

legolas1# show iscsi virtual-target
target: targ1-testlab-legolas1
  * Port WWN 50:00:1f:e1:50:02:ca:29
    Configured node (iSCSI)
    No. of advertised interface: 1
      GigabitEthernet 1/1
    No. of initiators permitted: 3
      initiator 10.48.31.95/32 is permitted
    All initiator permit is disabled
    Trespass support is  disabled

Linux (2.6.18.3)

iCHANNEL[0] - Incremented iSCSI connection count to 1 to node: targ1-testlab-legolas1
iCHANNEL[0] - Established iSCSI session to node: targ1-testlab-legolas1
iSCSI Core Stack[1] - Incremented number of active iSCSI sessions to 1.
  Vendor: HP        Model: HSV210            Rev: 5110
  Type:   RAID                               ANSI SCSI revision: 05
scsi 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 12
  Vendor: HP        Model: HSV210            Rev: 5110
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
SCSI device sdb: 14680064 512-byte hdwr sectors (7516 MB)
sdb: Write Protect is off
sdb: Mode Sense: 97 00 10 08

d610 sysconfig # fdisk -l /dev/sdb

Disk /dev/sdb: 7516 MB, 7516192768 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1         913     7333641   8e  Linux LVM

Acknowledgements

Courtesy bdblinux@gmail.com.