10.10. Associating LUNs with Virtual Machines

Summary
In this procedure, you associate a iSCSI LUN (logical unit number) with a virtual machine.

Procedure 10.7. Associating iSCSI LUNs with Virtual Machines

  1. Select a virtual machine from the navigation pane.
  2. Select Disks in the details pane.
  3. Click Add.
    Selecting a virtual machine from the navigation pane and opening the Add Virtual Disk window"

    Figure 10.2. Selecting a virtual machine from the navigation pane and opening the Add Virtual Disk window"

  4. Click the External (Direct Lun) radio button.
  5. Unclick the Is bootable check box.
    De-selecting the "is bootable" check box in the Add Virtual Disk window

    Figure 10.3. De-selecting the "is bootable" check box in the Add Virtual Disk window

  6. Give it a description.
  7. In the Targets > LUNs window, under Discover Targets add the address of the iSCSI server.
  8. Click Discover.
    Discovering a LUN

    Figure 10.4. Discovering a LUN

  9. In the LUNs > Targets window, click Login on the target that you are not logged in to.
    Logging in to a Discovered LUN

    Figure 10.5. Logging in to a Discovered LUN

  10. Click the plus to the left of the target you just logged in to. A list of LUN IDs displays.
  11. Click the radio button to the left of the LUN ID of the target.
    Selecting a LUN ID and Associating that LUN with a Virtual Machine

    Figure 10.6. Selecting a LUN ID and Associating that LUN with a Virtual Machine

  12. Click OK in the bottom right hand corner of the Add Virtual Disk Window.
  13. After a short time, the LUN appears in the Disks tab of the details pane.
Result
You have associated a LUN with a virtual machine.