
A Principled Technologies test report 11
Server consolidation with the Dell PowerEdge M620
c. Choose VMkernel, and click Next.
d. Choose create a vSphere standard switch.
e. Choose the first NIC associated with iSCSI traffic.
f. Assign the network label, and assign IP settings.
g. Click Finish.
h. Repeat steps b through g for the second NIC assigned to iSCSI traffic.
3. Add the iSCSI software storage adapter:
a. Click the host, click the Configuration tab, and click Storage adapters.
b. Click Add.
c. Click Add software iSCSI adapter.
d. Click OK.
4. Configure the iSCSI software storage adapter:
a. Right-click the iSCSI adapter that was just added to the system, choose Properties, and ensure it is enabled.
b. Inside the iSCSI adapter Properties window, click the Network Configuration tab.
c. Under VMkernel port bindings, click Add and add both VMkernel adapters to the VMkernel port bindings
list.
5. Enable jumbo frames in ESXi:
a. Click the host, click the Configuration tab, and click Networking.
b. On the first vSwitch used for iSCSI, click Properties.
c. Select the vSwitch.
d. Click Edit.
e. Modify the MTU to 9,000.
f. Click OK.
g. In the vSwitch Properties window, choose the VMkernel port.
h. Click Edit.
i. Modify the MTU to 9,000.
j. Click OK.
k. Click Yes if warned about datastore access.
l. Click Close.
m. Repeat steps b through l for each of the remaining three NICs dedicated to iSCSI traffic.
6. Access provisioned Dell Compellent storage:
a. In the vSphere client, click the host, click the Configuration tab, and click Storage adapters.
b. Right-click the iSCSI software storage adapter.
c. Click Dynamic discovery.
d. Click Add.
e. Enter the Dell EqualLogic group IP address.
f. Click Close.
g. Click Yes when prompted to rescan the HBA.
Configuring VM networking
1. Using the vSphere client from another machine, connect to the ESXi server.
2. Add the necessary vSwitch for the network that LoadGen traffic will use:
a. Click the host, click the Configuration tab, and click Networking.
b. Click Add Networking.
c. Choose Virtual Machine, and click Next.
d. Choose create a vSphere standard switch.
e. Choose the NIC associated with VM traffic.
f. Assign the network label and assign IP settings.
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