Maintenance Manual

Managing the System

Disk Management

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If no LUN masking policy is specified for a connected iSCSI initiator, the default

policy is applied. The default policy allows read and write access from all the

connected iSCSI initiators. You can click the Edit icon on the LUN masking list to

edit the default policy.

NOTE Make sure you have created at least one LUN on the NAS before editing the default

LUN policy.

Connect to the iSCSI Targets with Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on Windows

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

operating system.

iSCSI initiator on Windows

If you are using Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008, Microsoft

iSCSI software initiator is included. For all other Windows versions, you will need

to install additional software. For more information see:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12cb3c1a-15d6-

4585-b385-befd1319f825&displaylang=en

To configure Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on Windows:

STEP 1 In Windows, start iSCSI initiator from Control Panel > Administrative Tools.

STEP 2 From the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, click the Discovery tab, then click

Discover Portal. The Discover Target Portal window opens.

STEP 3 Enter the NAS IP address and the port number for the iSCSI service.

STEP 4 Click OK.

STEP 5 From the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, click the Targets tab. The available

iSCSI targets and their status are shown.

STEP 6 Select the target you want to connect and click Connect. The Conne ct To Ta rget

window opens.

STEP 7 Check the check box to add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets.

STEP 8 Click Advanced to specify the logon information if you have configured the

authentication. Otherwise, click OK to continue.

Upon successful logon, the status of the target shows as Connected.