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Before you start to use the iSCSI target service, make sure you have created an iSCSI
target with a LUN on the NAS and installed the correct iSCSI initiator for your OS.
ISC SI initia tor on Windows :
Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator is an official application for Windows that allow users
to implement an external iSCSI storage array over the network.
Us ing iSC SI initia tor:
Start the iSCSI initiator from "Control Panel" > "Administrative Tools". Under the
"Discovery" tab click "Add Portal" (or "Discover Portal".) Enter the NAS IP and the port
number for the iSCSI service. The available iSCSI targets and their status will then be
shown under the "Targets" tab. Select the target you want to connect to and click
"Connect". You can click "Advanced" to specify login information if you have configured
the authentication otherwise simply click "OK" to continue. Upon logging in, the status of
the target will show "Connected".
After the target has been connected Windows will detect its presence and treat it as if a
new hard disk drive has been added which needs to be initialized and formatted before
we can use it. Go to "Control Panel" > "Administrative Tools" > "Computer Management" >
"Disk Management" and you should be prompted to initialize the newly-found hard drive.
Click "OK" then format this drive as you normally would when adding a new disk. After
disk initialization and formatting, the new drive is attached to your PC. You can now use
this iSCSI target as a regular disk partition.
