ISCSI Initiator configuration on HPUX

Any initiator configuration has following steps to be performed in order, for the initiator, to login onto the target so that one could present storage over ISCSI.

1-    Install the initiator
2-    Configure it to login onto the target



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As first case, i'll install initiator on HPUX server (in my case its HPUX v2).

i.     Download the initiator software from HP's site.
       http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/storagesnf2/iSCSI_sw_ini.html

       One should have login on HP's site. Initiator software is free to download and no license is
        required.
ii.    Downloaded file will be with .depot extension. Run software installation like follow:
       #swinstall -s /path_to_depot/*ISCSI*.depot
       Compelet the installation.
       You will find software binaries in /opt/iscsi and startup in /sbin/init.d/iscsi


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Configuration consists of following steps.

i.    Change / Display the iscsi initiator name if you want to, using following commands:
      #/opt/iscsi/bin/iscsiutil -l  ---- Command will show current iscsi initiator name and other settings.
      #/opt/iscsi/bin/iscsiutil -i -N new_name_in_inq_format
ii.   Now add your iscsi target using the following command
      #/opt/iscsi/bin/iscsiutil -a -I IP_of_iscsi_target
iii.  Then run /sbin/init.d/iscsi start  --- and check iscsi target server if your initiator name is listed
       there. Now  you can present the disk/disks and can verify with #ioscan -fnC disk; insf -eC disk; 
       ioscan -funC disk. Your new disks should be visible on initiator name by now. Good Luck!