A basic iSCSI network consists of an iSCSI target (an iSCSI HBA installed in an iSeries™ server) and an iSCSI initiator (an iSCSI HBA that is installed in an xSeries® or IBM® BladeCenter™ server). These target and initiator devices are connected over an Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). The iSCSI HBA for iSeries provides the storage and removable media devices for the iSCSI Initiator.Figure 5 illustrates a basic iSCSI network.
Both the iSCSI target and initiator must be configured with commands issued on the iSeries server. The iSCSI network is only used for iSCSI HBA traffic.
