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How to Connect Openfiler iSCSI Storage ESXi 7

Openfiler iSCSI Storage ESXi 7, In this article I am going to connect Openfiler to VMware ESXi 7 Host as iscsi storage using VMware ESXi host.

Connect Openfiler ad iSCSI storage to ESXi 7 Host

How to Install Openfiler click here

Configure Openfiler as iSCSI shared storage Click here

1- Open web browser, type your ESXi host name or IP Address, type username and password and click log in.

vmware esxi login

VMware ESXi 7 Host

2- After login ESXi host, Select Network options, select Virtual switches tab and click Add standard virtual switch.

esxi 7 host login networking

3- Type a vSwitch name, select your network adapter uplink and click the add button.

esxi 7 add standard virtual switch

4- Virtual switch successfully created.

esxi 7 virtual switches

5- Networking option, select VMkernel NICs tab and click add VMKernel NIC

esxi 7 vmkernel nics

6- VMkernel NIC wizard, type new port group, select newly created vSwitch1, under IPv4 Settings, click static, type IP Address, subnet mask and then click the create button.

esxi 7 add vmkernel nics

7- VMware NICs successfully created.

esxi 7 vmkernel nics

8- Select Storage options, Adapter tab and then click Software iSCSI.

esxi 7 storage adapters

9- Select iSCSI enabled, select dynamic targets option, click add the dynamic target, type your openfiler iSCSI storage IP Address and then click save the configuration.

esxi 7 configure iscsi

10- Storage option, As you can see Openfiler device shows under the devices tab.

esxi 7 storage devices

11- Storage option, click Datastore tab and then click new datastore.

esxi 7 storage datastore

12- New datastore wizard, select create new VMFS datastore and then click on Next.

esxi 7 add new datastore

13- Type a datastore name, select Openfiler iSCSI disk and then click on Next.

esxi 7 new datastore devices

14- Select partitioning options, use full disk or custom, so select the VMFS version and then click next.

esxi 7 new datastore partitions

15- Review the Openfiler iSCSI storage ESXi datastore details and then click Finish to complete the process.

esxi 7 new datastore ready

16- Datastore successfully added.

esxi 7 storage datastore

If you would like to know more about how to add openfiler iscsi storage then click here

Read more: How to change the Fujitsu Siemens Eternus DX90 Storage disk.

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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