What happens to the access if CHAP is disabled on the ESXi host?

An ESXi host is configured to access an iSCSI target using CHAP authentication.
What happens to the access if CHAP is disabled on the ESXi host?

An ESXi host is configured to access an iSCSI target using CHAP authentication.
What happens to the access if CHAP is disabled on the ESXi host?

A.
Access is unaffected until the CHAP is disabled at the iSCSI target

B.
Access is immediately removed

C.
Access is unaffected until either the ESXi host or the iSCSI Array are restarted

D.
Access is removed on the next rescan



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Mr.M

Mr.M

Correct Answer is C:
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf

Disable CHAP
You can disable CHAP if your storage system does not require it.
If you disable CHAP on a system that requires CHAP authentication, existing iSCSI sessions remain active until you reboot your ESX/ESXi host or the storage system forces a logout. After the session ends, you can no longer connect to targets that require CHAP.

Gary

Gary

Correct Answer is: “C”

Nicola

Nicola

Correct Answer is:”A” , access is unaffected if you shared storage (target) non required it.

Answer “C” is incomplete because CHAP target status is unknown.