How do I set up iSCSI initiator?

Connect the iSCSI target on Windows

  1. Launch the iSCSI initiator at Control Panel > Tools.
  2. On the iSCSI Initiator Properties page, click Discovery.
  3. Enter the IP address of the NAS and then click OK.
  4. Click Targets and then select the available iSCSI targets that you want to connect.
  5. Click Connect.
  6. Click OK.

What is Microsoft iSCSI initiator configuration tool?

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator is a tool that connects external iSCSI-based storage to host computers with an Ethernet network adapter. The iSCSI Initiator is used in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows Server 2012.

How do I open iSCSI initiator properties?

Open Server Manager. Click Tools and select iSCSI Initiator to open the iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog….

  1. Click on Settings on the left menu.
  2. Click on Network on the top menu.
  3. Find the iSCSI Network interfaces and click on the Edit icon located at the end of the row.
  4. Change the MTU size and click on Apply.

How do I configure iSCSI target and initiator in Windows Server 2012?

  1. Launch the New Virtual Disk wizard.
  2. Choose the volume where the iSCSI Virtual Disk should be created.
  3. Choose a name for the iSCSI Virtual Disk.
  4. Specify the size of the iSCSI Virtual Disk.
  5. Create a new iSCSI Target.
  6. Specify a target name.
  7. Specify the iSCSI initiators (Access Server) which can access the ISCSI Virtual Disk.

What is iSCSI storage how it is configured?

In the first example of iSCSI storage configuration, the ESX Server system uses the hardware iSCSI initiator. This specialized iSCSI initiator sends iSCSI packets to a disk over a LAN. In the second example, the ESX Server system is configured with the software iSCSI initiator.

How does iSCSI initiator work?

How iSCSI works. ISCSI works by transporting block-level data between an iSCSI initiator on a server and an iSCSI target on a storage device. The iSCSI protocol encapsulates SCSI commands and assembles the data in packets for the TCP/IP layer. Packets are sent over the network using a point-to-point connection.

How do I find the iSCSI initiator name in Windows?

type in “iSCSI” in the “Search program and files” text box, select the “iSCSI Initiator” option, a window will open called “iSCSI Initiator Properties”, in the “Configuration” tab you will find the iQN code under “Initiator Name:”.

How do I reset my iSCSI initiator?

Resetting the cached iSCSI initiator configuration information

  1. Start the configuration utility if it is not already running.
  2. Highlight Configuration Settings using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter.
  3. Highlight Clear persistent targets using the up or down arrow keys and press Enter.

What is the difference between iSCSI initiator and iSCSI target?

iSCSI Initiator – The client machine within a storage network is an iSCSI Initiator. The initiator can connect to the target by forming a session among them and can send iSCSI commands. iSCSI Target – The server machine within a storage network is an iSCSI target.

How do I get an iSCSI initiator name?

How do I test my iSCSI connection?

Verifying iSCSI connections

  1. Verify that the external iSCSI storage device is operational.
  2. Access and review the /var/log/messages file for specific errors with your iSCSI storage configuration.
  3. Ensure that the iSCSI initiatornames values are correctly configured by using the /etc/iscsi/inititatorname.