Western Digital My Cloud PR4100 User Manual - Page 63

Creating an iSCSI Target, Enabling / Disabling an iSCSI Target, iSCSI Roles, Initiator, Target, iSCSI

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MANAGING STORAGE iSCSI Roles  Initiator: A client computer that accesses storage devices using iSCSI commands over an IP network.  Target: A network-attached storage device that provides access to logical disks (which ca n be created on the My Cloud device). Creating an iSCSI Target Use the following steps to create an iSCSI target 1. On the Storage page, click iSCSI, if not already selected. 2. Under iSCSI Targets, click the toggle button to ON to enable iSCSI. 3. Click Create iSCSI Target at the bottom of the screen. 4. On the Create iSCSI Target screen, enter the following information:  Alias: The alias should be a descriptive name for your target.  Created On: Select the Volume where you'd like the iSCSI target to reside.  Size: The size of your target and the unit of information for that size (e.g. GB, TB). Click Next.  If you'd like to assign security for your target, click CHAP. - Enter an existing User Name and Password, then confirm the Password. 5. Click Apply. Your new iSCSI target is created and displays in the iSCSI Target List. Enabling / Disabling an iSCSI Target Use the following steps to enable or disable an iSCSI target. Enabling an iSCSI Target 1. On the Storage page, click iSCSI. 2. Under iSCSI Target list, click Details next to the target you'd like to enable. 3. Click Enable. The selected target is now enabled. Disabling an iSCSI Target 1. On the Storage page, click iSCSI. 2. Under iSCSI Target list, click Details next to the target you'd like to disable. 3. Click Disable. The selected target is now disabled. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL  57

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MANAGING STORAGE
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
iSCSI Roles
Initiator
: A client computer that accesses storage devices using iSCSI commands over an
IP network.
Target
: A network-attached storage device that provides access to logical disks (which ca
n be created on the My Cloud device).
Creating an iSCSI Target
Use the following steps to create an iSCSI target
1.
On the Storage page, click
iSCSI
, if not already selected.
2.
Under iSCSI Targets, click the toggle button to
ON
to enable iSCSI.
3.
Click
Create iSCSI Target
at the bottom of the screen.
4.
On the Create iSCSI Target screen, enter the following information:
Alias
: The alias should be a descriptive name for your target.
Created On
: Select the Volume where you’d like the iSCSI target to reside.
Size
: The size of your target and the unit of information for that size (e.g. GB, TB). Click
Next
.
If you’d like to assign security for your target, click
CHAP
.
-
Enter an existing User Name and Password, then confirm the Password.
5.
Click
Apply
. Your new iSCSI target is created and displays in the iSCSI Target List.
Enabling / Disabling an iSCSI Target
Use the following steps to enable or disable an iSCSI target.
Enabling an iSCSI Target
1.
On the Storage page, click
iSCSI
.
2.
Under iSCSI Target list, click
Details
next to the target you’d like to enable.
3.
Click
Enable
. The selected target is now enabled.
Disabling an iSCSI Target
1.
On the Storage page, click
iSCSI
.
2.
Under iSCSI Target list, click
Details
next to the target you’d like to disable.
3.
Click
Disable
. The selected target is now disabled.