User`s manual

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Chapter 3: System Administration
Username Enter a username.
Password Enter a password.
Password Confirm Reenter the chosen password
RAID ID ID of current RAID volume.
LUN Allocation
Two modes can be choose from:
Thin-provision: iSCSI thin-provisioning shares the available physical capacity to multiple
iSCSI target volumes. It allows virtual capacity to be assigned to targets prior to adding
physical space when it has run out.
Instant Allocation: Allocate available physical capacity to iSCSI target volumes.
LUN Name Name of the LUN.
Unused Unused space on current RAID volume.
Allocation Percentage and amount of space allocated to iSCSI volume.
LUN ID Specific Logic unit ID number.
iSCSI Block size The iSCSI block size can be set under system advance option, default is 512 Bytes.
[ 4K ] block size while more than 2TB capacity will be configured in Windows XP.
[ 512 Bytes ] block size for application like VMware etc.
Be sure the iSCSI target volume has been enabled or it will not list out
while using Initiator to get associated iSCSI target volumes.
The iSCSI target volume creation will associate at least one LUN together.
It can be assigned either “Thin-Provisioning” or “Instant Allocation”.
Enable the iSCSI Target Volume by selecting Enable.2.
Enter a Target Name. This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to identify this export 3.
share.
Choose the current year from the Year dropdown.4.
Choose the current month from the Month dropdown.5.
Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None.6.
If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a password. Confirm your cho-7.
sen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm box.
Choose Thin-Provision or Instant Allocation8.
Enter a LUN Name.9.
Designate the percentage to be allocated from the Allocation drag bar.10.
When iSCSI target volume has been created, the LUN ID is configurable from 0 to 254 with a 11.
default of the next available number in ascending numerical order. The LUN ID is unique and
cannot be duplicated.
Choose [ 4K ] block size to have iSCSI target volume over 2TB barrier or [ 512 Bytes ] block size 12.
in some application needed.
Click OK to create the iSCSI volume.13.
Modify iSCSI Volume•
To modify iSCSI target on the current RAID volume, follow the steps below:
Under the iSCSI Target List, click Modify.1.
The Modify iSCSI Volume screen appears.