Chapter 43
Configuring iSCSI
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iSCSI High Availability
The following high availability features are available for iSCSI configurations:
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Transparent Target Failover
The following high availability configurations are available:
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iSCSI High Availability with Host Running Multi-Path Software
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multi-path software. In this scenario, the host has four iSCSI sessions. There are two iSCSI sessions from
each host NIC to the two IPS ports.
OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Transparent Target Failover, page 43-59
Multiple IPS Ports Connected to the Same IP Network, page 43-63
VRRP-Based High Availability, page 43-64
Ethernet PortChannel-Based High Availability, page 43-65
iSCSI high availability with host running multi-path software
iSCSI High availability with host not having multi-path software
shows the physical and logical topology for an iSCSI HA solution for hosts running
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iSCSI High Availability
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