It would seem that the iSCSI Inititiator configuration contained within the 
Solaris Express System Administration Guide regarding configuring multiple 
iscsi sessions toa single target is not correct 
(http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2723/gcawf?l=en&q=iscsi+initiator&a=view).
  

It states that you can configure multiple NIC IP Addresses using the -c option, 
and as long as they are routable, a connection will be made to the specified 
target from each of these IP Addresses.  I am finding that at best this is 
unreliable and I end up only connecting with the IP Address that is listed 
first in the routing table as defined by the netstat -rn output.  

In the case of my target, there is a single portal, so configuring these IP 
Address on separate networks, while not impossible, certainly adds an 
additional layer of complexity to my configuration that I would like to avoid.

Is this behavior expected?  If so, should this and other documents be changed 
to mention this requirement if deciding to use IP Addresses as arguments to the 
-c option?  If this is incorrect behavior, is there anything I can do to both 
have this fixed, as well as configure my server to properly create multiple 
connections to my iSCSI target volume?

Thanks.

Patrick
 
 
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