RHEV Hypervisor (RHEV-H) TUI installation interface is not detecting the ISCSI LUNs as installation disks

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Hypervisor 6.5
  • Emulex Corporation OneConnect 10Gb iSCSI Initiator or similar HW initiator

Issue

  • RHEV Hypervisor (RHEV-H) TUI installation interface is not detecting the ISCSI LUNs.
  • Server has a hardware ISCSI initiator, and is capable of booting from ISCSI.
  • Target details are already saved in the initiator configuration menu at the time server initialization.

Resolution

  • Before starting the installation, append the installation parameter iscsi_firmware by editing "Install or Upgrade" menu.
  • This option is also required while performing upgrade or re-installation of RHEV-Hypervisor.

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