iSCSI Clients
Implementing nTier Deduplication
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3. Enter a name for the target or accept the default; select the IP address of the
adapter on the nTier VTL appliance. The list includes all Ethernet adapters you
have configured on the server.
4. Use the default starting LUN.
LUN IDs must start with zero.
Once the iSCSI target is created for a client, LUNs can be assigned under the
target using available virtual iSCSI devices.
5. Confirm all information and click
Finish
to show the iSCSI target in the navigation
tree.
6. Close the confirmation message.
7. In the next message, select
Yes
to assign a resource (virtual tape library or
drive) to the target. Continue with step 2 under
’Using a client object’
.
If you select
No
, refer to
’Assigning virtual tape libraries to backup servers’
at a
later time for information on assigning virtual resources to client targets.
Log the client onto the target
The following steps are for the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. If you are using a different
iSCSI initiator, refer to the documentation provided by the vendor.
1. Return to the backup server. To see the iSCSI targets from the client machine,
run
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
again or, if the application is still open, click the
Targets
tab.
Note:
Network adapter(s) on the backup server need to be on the same
subnet(s) as the selected adapter(s) on the nTier VTL appliance.
