You must activate your software iSCSI adapter so that your host can use it to access iSCSI storage. A software iSCSI adapters is VMware code that is built into the VMkernel. With the software iSCSI adapter, you can use iSCSI technology without specialized hardware.
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4 | Click Storage Adapters, and click the Add new storage adapter icon. |
5 | Select Software iSCSI Adapter and confirm that you want to add the adapter. |
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The software iSCSI adapter appears on the list of storage adapters. After enabling the adapter, the host assigns a default iSCSI name to it, such as vmhba#.