. Log in to the Unisphere

. Log in to the Unisphere.

2. Select the desire array from the Unisphere dashboard. 3. Select Hosts > Initiators. 4. In the Initiators view, select the HBA or multiple HBAs you want to register.

Note: If Host Agent or Unisphere Server Utility is not installed on the host, and if zoning and cabling is properly done, we see the initiator Logged in as “Yes” and Registered as “No”.

5. Click Register to open the Create Initiator Record dialog box. 6. Verify that WWN/IQN and SP Port ID are correct. 7. In Initiator Type, select a supported initiator type from the list or enter the type for a supported initiator. (For more information, refer solution emc99467) 8. In Failover Mode, select the correct failover value. (For the correct failover values, refer solution emc99467) 9. In Host Agent Information, do one of the following:

o If this HBA belongs to an existing host, select Existing Host, click Browse Host, and then from the list, select the host in which the HBA resides.

o If this HBA belongs to a new host, select New Host, and then enter the name and IP address for the host.

o Choose Selected Host.

10. Enable or disable ArrayCommPath. (For more information, refer solution emc99467) 11. In Unit Serial Number, select the correct value - Array or LUN. (For more information, refer solution emc99467) 12. Click OK to register the HBA, and return to the Initiators view.

The Registered status of the selected HBAs changes from No to Yes.

Note:

EMC strongly recommends that you use the Host Agent or Unisphere Server Utility to register any unregistered hosts.

If you exceed the maximum number of initiators per SP port, Unisphere displays a message that describes the problem. An initiator is a single HBA port or the port of another storage system.

The Create Initiator Record dialog lets you register a new or unregistered HBA with the SP port to which it is connected. When you register a HBA, the record for each HBA initiator is added to the storage system's initiator table, and the agent recognizes the HBA. When all HBAs belonging to a host are registered, the host can be connected to and disconnected from storage groups.

For supported storage systems, different host failover software (for example, PowerPath) requires different settings for certain values. You can find the values for your specific failover software type in solution emc99467, available in the EMC Online Support website.

Initiator Type. Used for specific host OS configurations. Select CLARiiON/VNX unless instructed otherwise.

ArrayCommPath. Enables or disables a communication path from the host to the storage system. Failover Mode. Sets the behavior options based on the failover software installed on the host

(valid values are 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4).

How to Add LUN to a Windows Server 2012

R2 Machine using EMC VNX5300

Posted on March 5, 2014 | Category :Storage, Windows Server | No Comments

Start – Search – iSCSI Initiator

Open It – Discovery

Click on Discover Portal

Add the IP of your Storage – Leave the Default Port

Now Connect to the pairs like a4/b4 and a5/b5 – whichever is assigned

While you Connect make sure you give a Check on ―Enable Multi-path‖

Now iSCSI connector is ready on the Windows Server 2012 R2.

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Now login to VNX

Click on Hosts - Initiators

Search for the initiators machine name from where you connected

Now Choose one of the initiators and click on register

Choose Initiator Type – CLARiiON/VNX

Enter the new host name and IP address

Click on ok

Now do the Same process of registering the initiator record for all the other ones.

Now host should be listing in the host list . if its not listing refresh the host list . You can logout

and login to refresh it in worst case

Creating LUN -

Now Click on Hosts – LUNS

Click on Create – In the bottom

Enter the User capacity you required – am just adding a witness storage for hyper v cluster so

making it a 2 GB drive

Click on Name – Type the LUN Name

Click on the advanced TAB

Choose default owner –SPB – (Its my case )

Click on Apply now LUN is ready

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Creating Storage Group

Hosts – Storage Groups

Click on Create Storage Group – Enter a friendly name

Now Choose Yes

Now Choose the LUN we created now ADD the LUN

Click on the Hosts Tab -

Add the appropriate machine from the Available Hosts

Now Click on Ok

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iSCSI connector is configured / LUN is created / Created Storage Group Add the LUN and hosts

to be connected it

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Now Make Sure you Install the Multipath I/O Feature on the server

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Start – Search – MPIO

Add appropriate Vendors – Click OK

Now the Disk should have showed up on the your disk manager

Start – Run – Diskmgmt.msc

Right click on the disk – Click on Online

Now right click again – Initialize the disk – Choose GPT

Make it GPT – Cause MBR cannot be extended more than 1TB (Up to you)

Now right click on the Disk again – Convert it to a Dynamic Disk

Right click again Click on ―New Simple Volume‖

Make it NTFS

Now Drive has been added from iSCSI Storage VNX 5300