The Software iSCSI adapter comes enabled by default in Equinix deployments, but it does come bound to an existing VMkernel port. This needs to be removed from the iSCSI adapter for brand new server deployments.
In the vSphere Client, click on the host in the Hosts & Clusters inventory view, then Configure > Storage Adapters and select the Software iSCSI target then Network Port Binding.
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Find the existing VMkernel port and click Remove.
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Confirm the removal.
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Now you can configure the FlashArray iSCSI information. To do so, right-click on the cluster and choose Everpure > Add/Update Host Group.
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In the screen that appears choose the correct FlashArray (if there is more than one). If this is are no hosts in this cluster yet configured on the selected FlashArray, this will create a host group and configure each host. If some hosts are configured but others not, it will configure the "new" hosts and add them to the pre-existing host group. Click Create.
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This will do the following:
- Add software iSCSI adapter (though this is created by default in Equinix so it will be skipped).
- Add FlashArray iSCSI targets and add best practices
- Create host group (if not created already)
- Create host for each new host and add IQN
- Add host(s) to host group.