RTM-ATCA-SXXX Overview
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Follow these instructions to assign iSCSI service
Step 1.
Enter a ‘human friendly’ name for your new iSCSI share in the field labeled
Share Name [ ].
Step 2. Click the ‘iSCSI box.
Step 3. Click the ‘Share’ button.
Upon completion the ‘Block / File’ field will display Block.
Note: The ‘share’ in this example is not yet visible externally via IP links, and external
hosts cannot yet access this resource. Proceed to the iSCSI setup chapter to create
iSCSI LUNs.
CLI command syntax
Table 30 CLI command syntax, create iSCSI share
Convention:
atca_blade manage_shares Y <diskmask> N Y <name> Y Y +
<diskmask> Y |N … [Y|N]
variable length mask. Must specify one entry for each system disk.
Use to ‘Y’ designate which disk to share. Use ‘N’ in all other positions.
< name> Enter human friendly “share name”
atca_blade set_shares Y Y N N Y iSCSI_targetAA Y Y +
Syntax example
#1 Designate disk 1 of 2, an iSCSI share called iSCSI_target_AA
atca_blade set_shares Y N Y N Y iSCSI_targetBB Y Y +
Syntax example
#2 Designate disk 2 of 2, an iSCSI share called iSCSI_target_BB
6.5.2 Commit a logical drive for NAS service
Before a disk may be utilized for file sharing services (nfs/smb), it must be
formatted. Depending on the size of the device or virtual volume, formatting may
take several minutes.
Follow these instructions to assign NAS service
Step 1.
Enter a ‘human friendly’ name for your new NAS share in the field labeled
Share Name [ ].
Step 2. Click the ‘Format’ button to commit a logical device as NFS/SMB share.
Formatting can take several minutes, with duration depending on the size.
Step 3. Click the ‘nfs’ box to allow access via OS’s that support network file services,
such as Linux or Solaris®.
Step 4. Click the ‘smb’ box to allow access via OS’s that support Server Message
Block services, such Microsoft® Windows®.
Note: Both nfs and smb can be selected together.
Step 5. Click the ‘Share’ button
Upon completion the ‘Block / File’ field will display File.
