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How To: Windows Server / XP / 2000 / 2003 ISCSI Initiator Configuration

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: May 13, 2008]

Microsoft provides iSCSI software initiator which enables connection on following operating system:
a) Windows XP
b) Windows Server 2000
c) Windows Server 2003 etc.

How do I install MS ISCSI Initiator?

Visit Microsoft download center to grab iSCSI initiator software. Download and install the Windows ISCSI initiator.

Configuration

Once installed click on Start > Programs > Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

Select the Discovery tab.

Look for Target Portals

Click on the Add button

Type your ISCSI_TARGET_HOST_OR_IP into the IP address or DNS name input box

Set port to 3260

Next, click on the Advanced tab

Select General tab

Select CHAP logon information

Type your username into the Username box

Type your password into the Target secret box

Save changes by pressing OK > OK

Select the Targets tab

Select the new target from the Targets selection list.

Click on the Log on... button

Select the Automatically restore this connection when the system boots check box

Click on the Advanced button.

Select General tab enable CHAP logon information by selecting the check box. Fill up the details.

Save all changes.

How do I formation volume under Windows server?

Open Computer Management

Select Disk Management from the Storage

You should see a disk in the right pane that labeled as "Unknown" and "Not Initialized".

Right click on the disk and select Initialize Disk

Click OK button.

Right click on the partition information box on the right hand side of the disk information box and select the New Partition,,, button.

Now just follow the partition wizard and format the disk.

Continue reading rest of the Linux iSCSI Storage Configuration series.

Contents
  1. CentOS / Red Hat Linux: Install and manage iSCSI Volume
  2. CentOS 4 / Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 iSCSI Installation and Configuration ( iscsi initiators )
  3. How To: Windows Server / XP / 2000 / 2003 ISCSI Initiator Configuration

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