VMWare ESX configure iSCSI multipath

• Login to the vcenter server using vsphere client



• Verify the network interfaces( we have 10 nics in my lab setup, im going to add vmnic2 and vmnic3 for iscsi adapters)

• Select the esxi host> Select the configuration tab



Click on “Add” > Click on “ok” on “Add Storage Adapter” dialog box



• Click on “ok”



• Select “Networking” section on “Configuration” tab > “Add networking”



• Select “Vmkernel” and click on “Next”



• Select the NICs which we are going to use



• Assign a name for the network( I gave iSCSI-1)



• Assign a IP Address for the network



• Click on “Finish”



• Go to the properties of the Standard Virtual Switch “VSwitch1”



• Select the port group iSCSI-1 > Click on “Edit”



• Go to the NIC Teaming page



• Select “Override switch failover order”



• Move down “VMNIC3” to unused adapters





• Click on “Add” to add new port group



• Assign Network Label “iSCSI-2”



• Select “Vkernel” and click on “Next”



• Assign a IP Address



• Using same steps move down “NIC2” to unused adapters





• Go to the “Storage Adapters” and go to the properties of the iSCSI adapter



• Go to the “Network configuration” tab and add both iSCSI-1 iSCSI-2 port groups

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