Sharing iSCSI channel with 2 LUN

[Gregorio Silveira]

Hi friends,

Can I use the same iSCSI channel (NIC) to share more than one LUN?

The difference would be in the portal appointment change the port, but using the same IP.

It's works?

 

[pirateghost]

You can use the same IP and port number and share as many iSCSI targets as you like

 

[jgreco]

Yes, the network interface (and IP/port) aren't limited to one client, one LUN, or anything like that. That'd be a total usability nightmare.

 

[Gregorio Silveira]

I need to create an environment to test the VMware vMotion in 2 hosts. I read in some places than indicated in this case would not iSCSI but NFS. To make the scenario NFS need to increase NIC with LA, etc.

I will have problems with a iSCSI shared area between the two VMware hosts servers?

 

[pirateghost]

No?

 

[Gregorio Silveira]

No?

Ok, nice! =)

 

[jgreco]

W

I need to create an environment to test the VMware vMotion in 2 hosts. I read in some places than indicated in this case would not iSCSI but NFS. To make the scenario NFS need to increase NIC with LA, etc.

I will have problems with a iSCSI shared area between the two VMware hosts servers?

As long as you're running VMFS on it, it should be fine.

I have no idea what "LA" is or why NFS would be any more complicated.

 

[Gregorio Silveira]

W


As long as you're running VMFS on it, it should be fine.

I have no idea what "LA" is or why NFS would be any more complicated.

LA = Link Aggregation. Someone had commented on exactly one possible difficulty between iscsi and vmfs.