In previous post, we explored that how to create Volumes and Cluster. Now we need to add those volumes to ESXi Hosts. To add any iSCSI volume in ESXi Host, you need to Configure iSCSI port at ESXi Host.

• Login to vCenter Server through vSphere Web Client. Go to ESXi Host.
• Click on Configure and go to Storage Adapters.
• Click on + icon and select Software iSCSI Adapters.

• iSCSI Software Adapter has been added. Now you need to add IP address of iSCSI storage.

• Click on Dynamic Discovery under Targets tab.
• Click on Add.

• Provide IP address of iSCSI Server. Here you will use Virtual IP(VIP) which you created in previous post for HP VSA System.
• Click on OK.

iSCSI server has been added. Whatever volumes will be preseted to this ESXi host from that particular iSCSI storage, it will be visible here.

Perform the same steps for all ESXi hosts you want to consider for SRM. You also need to follow above steps for Recovery site’s ESXi hosts. Make sure that you use Virtual IP of Recovery Site’s HP VSA System.

That’s all from this article. In next article, we will see how to assign volumes using HP VSA.

Take a look in below topics, explore and learn Site Recovery Manager: –

• Learn SRM – Part 1 – Introduction of VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1
  

• Learn SRM – Part 2 – Understand VMware Site Recovery Manager Licensing

• Learn SRM – Part 3 – Understand Minimum Requirement for SRM in your Home Lab

• Learn SRM – Part 4 – Prepare for Replicated Storage in you Home Lab (Ignore this step in Real Environment. You need to interact with Storage team for all these tasks in real environment)

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.1 – Deploy HP VSA in Both Site

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.2 -Configure HP VSA Appliance Networking in both Site

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.3 -Install HP CMC Management Console

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.4 -Add Appliance in HP CMC

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.5 -Create Management Group in HP VSA

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.6 -Create Cluster and Volumes in HP VSA

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.7 -Find and Add ISCSI Initiator in ESXi Host

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.8 -Assign Volume to ESXi Host

  • Learn SRM – Part 4.9 -Scheduling Array Based Replication

• Learn SRM – Part 5 – Install VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.1 (SRM)

• Learn SRM – Part 6 – Install SRA (Storage Replication Adapter)

• Learn SRM – Part 7 – Configure Site Pairing for both Protected and Recovery Site
  

• Learn SRM – Part 8 – Configure SRM Array Manager Pairing

• Learn SRM – Part 9 – Configure Resource Mapping in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 10 – Create Placeholder Datastore in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 11 – Configure Protected Groups in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 12 – Configure Recovery Plans in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 13 – Perform Test Drill using VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 14 – Perform Cleanup Activity in VMware SRM
  

• Learn SRM – Part 15 – Perform Cleanup Activity in VMware SRM

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