Symptoms
When you attempt to apply a Host Profile which includes iSCSI configuration to an ESXi 5.x host, you see a message similar to:Command 'iscsi adapter discovery sendtarget auth chap set --address "10.20.30.100:3260" --adapter "vmhba33" --direction uni --secret "" --level "required" --authname "SomeName"' failed with error 'Errors: Failed to set CHAP authentication configuration.'"In the /var/log/vpxa.log file on the host, you see errors similar to:[FFF4CB90 info 'Default' opID=B2915AB3-00000639-bf] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR task-1538 -- -- vim.profile.host.profileEngine.HostProfileManager.applyHostConfig: vmodl.MethodFault:Result:(vmodl.MethodFault) {dynamicType = <unset>,faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null, faultMessage = (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) (vmodl.LocalizableMessage) dynamicType = <unset>,key = "com.vmware.profile.iscsi.exception.CliCmdFailed.label",arg = (vmodl.KeyAnyValue) [(vmodl.KeyAnyValue) {dynamicType = <unset>,key = "cmdline",value = "iscsi adapter discovery sendtarget auth chap set --address "10.20.30.100:3260" --adapter "vmhba33" --direction uni --secret "" --level "required" --authname "SomeName""(vmodl.KeyAnyValue)dynamicType = <unset>,key = "error",value = "Errors:Failed to set CHAP authentication configuration.
Cause
This issue occurs because the host is using an empty string as a password for the CHAP authentication on the target.
Resolution
To resolve this issue:Log in to the vCenter Server as an administrator with the vSphere Client.Click to Home > Management > Host Profiles.Right-click the affected Host Profile and click Edit Profile.Navigate to Storage Configuration > iSCSI Initiator Configuration.Select the type of iSCSI, Independent Hardware, Software or Hardware.Select the affected HBA.Navigate to iSCSI Initiator Configuration > Initiator Chap Secret.Select either Chap Secret in input by the user using the dropdown for Use a Fixed Chap Secret for all the hosts, or select Enter the password in the Chap Secret.Re-apply the host Profile.
Related Information
ホストプロファイルを使用してソフトウェア iSCSI の設定を行うと次のエラーで失敗する：Failed to set CHAP authentication configuration
