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Modifying an iSCSI Target, Enabling iSCSI iSNS Client, Volume Virtualization

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MANAGING STORAGE Modifying an iSCSI Target Use the following steps to modify 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 modify. 3. Make all of your necessary changes, then click Save. Enabling iSCSI iSNS Client The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) protocol is used for interaction between iSNS servers and iSNS clients. iSNS clients are computers, also known as initiators, that are attempting to discover storage devices, also known as targets, on an Ethernet network. Use the following steps to configure the iSCSI iSNS client. Note: iSNS is primarily used to connect to a Windows server. 1. Click iSCSI, if not already selected. 2. Click the toggle button to enable iSCSI. 3. In the iSCSI iSNS Client field, click the toggle button to ON. 4. Click Configure. 5. Enter the iSNS client server address (normally the IP address of your Windows server), then click Apply. Deleting an iSCSI Target Use the following steps to delete 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 delete. 3. Ensure that this is the target you want to delete, then click Delete. 4. Review the warning message, then click OK. The selected target is deleted and removed from the iSCSI Target list. Volume Virtualization Volume Virtualization simplifies scalability by allowing you to map iSCSI targets on other network storage devices and present them as volumes on your My Cloud device. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL  58

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MANAGING STORAGE
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
Modifying an iSCSI Target
Use the following steps to modify 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 modify.
3.
Make all of your necessary changes, then click
Save
.
Enabling iSCSI iSNS Client
The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) protocol is used for interaction between iSNS servers
and iSNS clients. iSNS clients are computers, also known as initiators, that are attempting to
discover storage devices, also known as targets, on an Ethernet network. Use the following steps to
configure the iSCSI iSNS client.
Note:
iSNS is primarily used to connect to a Windows server.
1.
Click
iSCSI
, if not already selected.
2.
Click the toggle button to enable iSCSI.
3.
In the iSCSI iSNS Client field, click the toggle button to
ON
.
4.
Click
Configure
.
5.
Enter the iSNS client server address (normally the IP address of your Windows server), then
click
Apply
.
Deleting an iSCSI Target
Use the following steps to delete 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 delete.
3.
Ensure that this is the target you want to delete, then click
Delete
.
4.
Review the warning message, then click
OK
. The selected target is deleted and removed
from the iSCSI Target list.
Volume Virtualization
Volume Virtualization simplifies scalability by allowing you to map iSCSI targets on other
network storage devices and present them as volumes on your My Cloud device.