VmWare/Setup iSCSI

Pre-requisites

Setup done using:

• ESXi host 6.7.0 (13006603)
• TrueNas-12.0-U8.1

ESXi setup

Have (2) vSwitches </br> (1) vSwitch should be connected to a physical adapter with a real IP address that is resolvable on your network. (ie. management vmknic) </br> (1) vSwitch should be not be connected to any physical adapters (intranet). </br> Create a new VMkernel NIC and select the intranet vSwitch as its Port group. Define a static IP address such as: </br>

IP Address: 192.168.0.5
Subnet: 255.255.255.0

TrueNAS setup

Have (2) physical NICs (vmknics) associated with the VM. </br> (1) vmknic should be connected to to the vSwitch providing it with a resolvable ip address. </br> (1) vmknic should be connected to the intranet vSwitch </br>

For the second vmknic (intranet), give it a static internal address such as: </br>

IP Address: 192.168.0.15/24

Note: Make sure to also configure the first vmknic to DHCP, TrueNAS doesnt retain the existing configuration automatically.