iSCSI : Configure iSCSI Initiator2024/12/06 |
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Configure iSCSI Initiator. |
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| [1] | On CUI configuration, Run PowerShell with Admin Privilege and Configure iSCSI Initiator. |
Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. # start iSCSI Initiator service & set [automatic] for Startup PS C:\Users\Administrator> Start-Service -Name MSiSCSI PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-Service -Name MSiSCSI -StartupType Automatic # set iSCSI Target to connect to PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-IscsiTargetPortal -TargetPortalAddress "10.0.0.101" InitiatorInstanceName : InitiatorPortalAddress : IsDataDigest : False IsHeaderDigest : False TargetPortalAddress : 10.0.0.101 TargetPortalPortNumber : 3260 PSComputerName : # show iSCSI Target PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-IscsiTarget IsConnected NodeAddress PSComputerName ----------- ----------- -------------- False iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:rx-7-iscsitarget01-target # connect to iSCSI Target # [-NodeAddress] : the name confirmed above # [-ChapUsername] : username that you set on iSCSI Target Config # [-ChapUsername] : password of the user above PS C:\Users\Administrator> Connect-IscsiTarget ` -NodeAddress iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:rx-7-iscsitarget01-target ` -AuthenticationType ONEWAYCHAP ` -ChapUsername "username" ` -ChapSecret "UserP@ssw0rd01" ` -IsPersistent $True AuthenticationType : ONEWAYCHAP InitiatorInstanceName : ROOT\ISCSIPRT\0000_0 InitiatorNodeAddress : iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:rx-8.srv.world InitiatorPortalAddress : 0.0.0.0 InitiatorSideIdentifier : 400001370000 IsConnected : True IsDataDigest : False IsDiscovered : True IsHeaderDigest : False IsPersistent : True NumberOfConnections : 1 SessionIdentifier : ffff9d018dcff010-4000013700000002 TargetNodeAddress : iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:rx-7-iscsitarget01-target TargetSideIdentifier : 0100 PSComputerName : # show established connection PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-IscsiConnection ConnectionIdentifier : ffff9d018dcff010-1 InitiatorAddress : 0.0.0.0 InitiatorPortNumber : 40669 TargetAddress : 10.0.0.101 TargetPortNumber : 3260 PSComputerName : # show disks # on the example blow, [Number 1] is the iSCSI disk PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Disk | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap Number Friendly Name Serial Number HealthStatus OperationalStatus Total Size Partition Style ------ ------------- ------------- ------------ ----------------- ---------- ------------- 1 MSFT Virtual HD 237968DB-CBF0-49A4-BCE8-05270CF933A8 Healthy Offline 10 GB RAW 0 VMware Virtual NVMe Disk 4F7A_E576_94E1_D1A9_000C_296C_C457_1E3E. Healthy Online 100 GB GPT |
| [2] | To enable to read or write iSCSI disks, set like follows. |
# turn it online PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-Disk -Number 1 -IsOffline $False # initialize it with GPT partitoon type PS C:\Users\Administrator> Initialize-Disk -Number 1 -PartitionStyle GPT # confirm settings PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Disk | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap Number Friendly Name Serial Number HealthStatus OperationalStatus Total Size Partition Style ------ ------------- ------------- ------------ ----------------- ---------- --------------- 1 MSFT Virtual HD 237968DB-CBF0-49A4-BCE8-05270CF933A8 Healthy Online 10 GB GPT 0 VMware Virtual NVMe Disk 4F7A_E576_94E1_D1A9_000C_296C_C457_1E3E. Healthy Online 100 GB GPT # assign drive letter and create partition PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-Partition -DiskNumber 1 -UseMaximumSize -AssignDriveLetter DiskPath: \\?\scsi#disk&ven_msft&prod_virtual_hd#1&1c121344&0&000000#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b} PartitionNumber DriveLetter Offset Size Type --------------- ----------- ------ ---- ---- 2 E 16777216 9.98 GB Basic # format with NTFS PS C:\Users\Administrator> Format-Volume -DriveLetter E -FileSystem NTFS -Force DriveLetter FriendlyName FileSystemType DriveType HealthStatus OperationalStatus SizeRemaining Size ----------- ------------ -------------- --------- ------------ ----------------- ------------- ---- E NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 9.95 GB 9.98 GB # confirm settings PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Volume | Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap DriveLetter FriendlyName FileSystemType DriveType HealthStatus OperationalStatus SizeRemaining Size ----------- ------------ -------------- --------- ------------ ----------------- ------------- ---- D Unknown CD-ROM Healthy Unknown 0 B 0 B FAT32 Fixed Healthy OK 62.84 MB 96 MB NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 147.81 MB 674 MB C NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 85.54 GB 99.23 GB E NTFS Fixed Healthy OK 9.95 GB 9.98 GB |
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iSCSI : Configure iSCSI Initiator (GUI)
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On GUI configuration, set like follows. |
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| [3] | Run Server Manager and Open [Tools] - [iSCSI Initiator]. On initial starting, confirmation message is shown because iSCSI Initiator service is not enabled by default. |
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| [4] | Input Target's Hostname or IP address on [Target] field and click [Quick Connect] button. |
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| [5] | iSCSI Target has been detected like follows, click [Done] button. |
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| [6] | Click [Connect] button. |
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| [7] | Click [Advanced] button. |
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| [8] | Check a box [Enable CHAP log on] and specify username and password on the fileds. They are the one you set on iSCSI Target's configuration. |
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| [9] | Click [OK] button. |
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| [10] | If successfully connected, the status turns to [Connected] like follows. That's OK to configure iSCSI initiator settings. |
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| [11] | On the [Disk Management] tool, the iSCSI Disk has been attached like follows. |
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| [12] | To use the iSCSI Disk, turn it online and initialize it and then assign drive letter to it. |
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