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.

 

ISCSI initiator 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.

 

Using iSCSI initiator:

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.

 

 

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