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Accessing Volumes Accessing an iSCSI Volume in Windows
Accessing an iSCSI Volume in Windows
You can access an iSCSI volume on your Nasuni Edge Appliance from Windows. To Windows, the
iSCSI volume appears as a hard drive.
Note: This procedure uses the Windows iSCSI Initiator application, which is available for
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7, and Windows XP.
To access an iSCSI volume in Windows, follow this procedure:
1. Select Start → Administrative Tools → iSCSI Initiator. The iSCSI Initiator opens.
2. Select the Targets tab.
3. In the Target text box, enter the IP address of the Nasuni Edge Appliance.
4. Click Quick Connect. The Quick Connect dialog box appears. If you are not using CHAP
authentication, the Nasuni Edge Appliance should appear in the Discovered targets list with
the status Connected. If you are using CHAP authentication, the Nasuni Edge Appliance should
appear in the list with the status Inactive.
5. Click Done. The Quick Connect dialog box closes.
6. If you are using CHAP authentication, follow these steps:
a. Select the Nasuni Edge Appliance in the Discovered targets list.
b. Click Connect. The Connect to Target dialog box opens.
c. Click Advanced. The Advanced Settings dialog box opens.
d. Select Enable CHAP log on.
e. In the Name text box, enter the CHAP username for this iSCSI volume. For details, see
“Adding a Volume” in the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
f. In the Target secret text box, enter the CHAP password for this iSCSI volume. For details,
see
“Adding a Volume” in the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
g. Click OK. The Advanced Settings dialog box closes.
h. Click OK. The Connect to Target dialog box closes. The Nasuni Edge Appliance should
appear in the list with the status Connected.
7. Click OK. This closes iSCSI Initiator. At this point, the iSCSI volume appears as a new hard
drive in Windows. It is now necessary to partition this new hard drive.
8. Select Start → Administrative Tools → Computer Management. The Computer
Management window opens.
9. Select Storage.
10. Select Disk Management. The Initialize Disk dialog box opens. The new hard drive appears in
the Select disks pane.
11. Select the new drive.
12. Select GPT (GUID Partition Table). Selecting this option permits sizes larger than 2 TB.
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