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 To increase the default timeout from 15min to 2hr,  follow the below steps: Login to the esxi webclient on the right top corner ->Click the User login tab Select "Settings" Select the "Application Timeout" Click "2hrs" instead of the initial 15mins

Follow the below steps: Edit parameters in /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf:  Change the value of "node.startup = manual"  to   "node.startup" = automatic  Now, after rebooting the host, the ISCSI session will be re-established.