Setting up authentication for discovery sessions for Windows hosts

You can set up authentication for discovery sessions for Microsoft Windows hosts at the same time that you are connecting to the system volumes. The CHAP authentication information is on the same Advanced Settings panel.

To set up one-way authentication for a Windows host, complete the following steps.

Tasks on the Windows host

  1. After you install the initiator software, you can set up authentication for your Windows host. Go to the Control Panel.
  2. From the Control Panel, select the iSCSI Initiator option.
  3. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties panel, click the Discovery tab.
  4. Click Discovery Portal > Advanced.
  5. Click Enable CHAP Log on. Enter the target secret and configure the local adapter and initiator IP. Click OK.
  6. On Discover Target Portal, enter the IP address of the target and port as 860 for iWARP connectivity. Click OK.

Tasks on the system management GUI

  1. Select Hosts > Hosts.
  2. Right-click the host to configure CHAP authentication and select Properties.
  3. On the Properties page, ensure that Show Details is selected and click Edit.
  4. In the iSCSI CHAP secret field, enter the CHAP secret that you use for the host.
  5. In the iSCSI user name field, enter the host user name that you use for the host.
  6. Click Save.
Note: For command-line interface (CLI) directions, see the information about configuring system iSER authentication by using the CLI.