Maintenance Manual

Managing the System
Disk Management
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• User Name—Enter the initiator user name for the mutual CHAP
authentication. Maximum length is 12-16 characters.
• Password—Enter the password. Maximum length is 12-16 characters.
• Re-enter Password—Re-enter the password for verification.
STEP 12 Click Next to create an iSCSI LUN. An iSCSI LUN is a logical volume mapped to the
iSCSI target.
STEP 13 From the Create an iSCSI LUN window, configure the following parameters:
• LUN Allocation—Select one of the following modes to allocate the disk
space to the LUN.
- Thin-Provisioning—Select this option to allocate the disk space in a
flexible manner. You can allocate the disk space to the target anytime
regardless of the current storage capacity available on the NAS. Over-
allocation is allowed since the storage capacity of the NAS can be
expanded by online RAID capacity expansion (available in RAID 1, 5, 6).
- Instant Allocation—Select this option to allocate the disk space to the
LUN instantly. This option guarantees the disk space assigned to the LUN
but may take more time to create the LUN.
• LUN Name—Enter the LUN name.
• LUN Location—From the drop-down list, select the LUN location, which is
the disk volume on the NAS.
• Capacity—Enter the capacity for the LUN. Move the slider to increase or
decrease the capacity.
STEP 14 Click Next to confirm the settings.
STEP 15 From the Confirm Settings window, click Next to continue.
STEP 16 When the target and the LUN have been created successfully you will see a
message on the iSCSI Quick Configuration Wizard window. Click Finish.
You can view the target and LUN from the Target Management tab.
STEP 17 Run the iSCSI initiator (Windows PC, Mac, or Linux) and connect to the iSCSI
target (NAS).
After successful logon, format the iSCSI target (disk volume). You can start to use
the disk volume on the NAS as a virtual drive on your computer.