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Thecus 8900 series User Manual

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Create iSCSI Volume
Item
Description
iSCSI Target Volume
Enable or Disable the iSCSI Target Volume.
Target Name
Name of the iSCSI Target. This name will be used by the
Stackable NAS function to identify this export share.
iqn_Year
Select the current year from the dropdown.
Iqn_Month
Select the current month from the dropdown.
Authentication
You may choose CHAP authentication or choose None.
Username
Enter a username.
Password
Enter a password.
Password Confirm
Reenter the chosen password
Mutual CHAP
With this level of security, the target and the initiator
authenticate each other.
Username
Enter a username.
Password
Enter a password.
Password Confirm
Reenter the chosen password
RAID ID
ID of current RAID volume.
LUN Allocation
Two modes can be choose from:
Thin-provisioniSCSI thin-provisioning shares the
available physical capacity to multiple iSCSI target
volumes. It allows virtual capacity to be assigned to
targets prior to adding physical space when it has run
out.
Instant Allocation: Allocate available physical
capacity to iSCSI target volumes.
LUN Name
Name of the LUN.
Unused
Unused space on current RAID volume.
Allocation
Percentage and amount of space allocated to iSCSI
volume.
LUN ID
Specific Logic unit ID number.
iSCSI Block size
The iSCSI block size can be set under system advance
option, default is 512 Bytes.
[ 4K ] block size while more than 2TB capacity will be
configured in Windows XP.
[ 512 Bytes ] block size for application like VMware etc.
2. Enable the iSCSI Target Volume by selecting Enable.
3. Enter a Target Name. This will be used by the Stackable NAS function to
identify this export share.
4. Choose the current year from the Year dropdown.
5. Choose the current month from the Month dropdown.
6. Choose to enable CHAP authentication or choose None.
7. If you’ve enabled CHAP authentication, enter a username and a password.
Confirm your chosen password be reentering it in the Password Confirm
box.
8. Choose Thin-Provision or Instant Allocation
NOTE
Be sure the iSCSI target volume has been enabled
or it will not list out while using Initiator to get
associated iSCSI target volumes.
NOTE
The iSCSI target volume creation will associate at
least one LUN together. It can be assigned either
Thin-Provisioning or Instant Allocation.

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Thecus 8900 series Specifications

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BrandThecus
Model8900 series
CategoryNetwork Storage Server
LanguageEnglish

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