Set up multiple paths to EqualLogic PS4000 iSCSI

I have two Dell PowerEdge M610 in a PowerEdge M1000e that my team was given as units of seeds (thanks Dell) and we ended up buying storage, they sent with it, an EqualLogic PS4000.  The representative of Dell came and helped to get the basic running configuration and how iSCSI worked and showed us a doc (the same doc Configuring_VMware_vSphere_Software_iSCSI_with_Dell_EqualLogic_PS_Series_Storage.pdf noted many threads here) on how get v4.1 ESX (i) running with this storage.  We all stood up and running most of the time before he left, but after going on documentation, again, I have seen that we should be able to establish connections mutable and "Round Robin" to improve performance.  As I see so far in the two vSphere Client and in the management of the EqualLogic console console, I get only one per server (as seen on the attached screenshots).  I've been beating my head on this for the last few days trying to get the connections going.  In fact, I've seen it work once but for other reasons, I had to redo the raid on the host computer and reload and have not been able to get it working again... :'-(

So, here's how the hardware is configured.  From the module of control PS4000 0, I have eth0 goes 1 Dell PowerConnect M6220 in the slot C2 chassis, eth1 goes to another port M6220 in C2.  If the storage is connected directly to the chassis.  And the same configuration on the modal control 1.  These ports connect to the vmnic4 & 5.

Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports

vSwitch0 128 4 128 1500 vmnic0, vmnic1

Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports

The VM network 0 0 vmnic0, vmnic1

Management network 0 1 vmnic0, vmnic1

Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports

vSwitch2 128 6 128 9000 vmnic4, vmnic5

Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports

iSCSIMgnt 1 0 vmnic5, vmnic4

0 1 vmnic5 iSCSI2

0 1 vmnic4 iSCSI1

~ # esxcfg - vmknic - l

Interface Port Group/DVPort IP IP family address Netmask Broadcast MAC address MTU TSO MSS active Type

Managing IPv4 10.131.172.74 network vmk0 255.255.255.0 10.131.172.255 00:26:b9:31:d6:a9 1500 65535 true STATIC

vmk1 iSCSI1 IPv4 192.168.1.21 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.255 true 9000 65535 STATIC 00:50:56:71:e7:f5

vmk2 iSCSI2 IPv4 192.168.1.22 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.255 true 9000 65535 STATIC 00:50:56:75:92:76

~ # esxcfg - NICS - l

Name PCI Driver link speed Duplex MAC address MTU Description

vmnic0 0000:01:00.00 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:26:b9:31:d6:a9 1500 Broadcom Corporation of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX

vmnic1 0000:01:00.01 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:26:b9:31:d6:ab 1500 Broadcom Corporation of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX

vmnic2 0000:03:00.00 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:26:b9:31:d6:ad 1500 Broadcom Corporation of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX

vmnic3 0000:03:00.01 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:26:b9:31:d6:af 1500 Broadcom Corporation of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX

vmnic4 0000:05:00.00 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:26:b9:31:d6:b1 9000 Broadcom Corporation of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX

vmnic5 0000:05:00.01 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:26:b9:31:d6:b3 9000 Broadcom Corporation of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX

... OK, after all that, here's another conclusion after tinkering with the network settings for vSwitch2.  If I change:

0 1 vmnic5 iSCSI2

0 1 vmnic4 iSCSI1

... à...

iSCSI2 1 0 vmnic4

0 1 vmnic5 iSCSI1

The connection to the storage is lost... for a while.  About 5 min later I see the connection on the EqualLogic, but on the other port (eth0 to eth1).  So I don't know the connection MAY work, but just does not do both at the same time.

So what I am doing wrong?  I tried to read on other threads, but haven't read the answer to this question.  Thanks for your help.

There is a step in this configuration guide where you link all of your VMkernel ports to the iSCSI initiator.  You will remember to do this step?

What looks like the output of the following control air: esxcli swiscsi nic list vmhba39 d

You should see the vmk1 and vmk2 in there.

Matt

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