Windows Server 2016: Mapping iSCSI Drive using Windows 10
Windows Server 2016: Mapping iSCSI Drive using Windows 10
// Setup a segregated network for use with iSCSI on Windows 10
1) Windows 10 > Network & Sharing Centre > Change Adapter settings > Ethernet0 (WAN/Internet) / Ethernet1 (Private) > right-click Ethernet1 > IPv4 > Use following IP address:- IP Address: 10.0.20.99 | Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
// Opens up iSCSI initiator from Windows 10 search box
// Start iSCSI initiator automatically (Microsoft iSCSI)
2) Windows 10 > Type: iscsi > Microsoft iSCSI > Yes
// GUI for Microsoft iSCSI pops up
// 10.0.20.40 is the iSCSI Target (Server)
// 10.0.20.99 is the iSCSI Initiator (Client)
3) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Discovery > Discover Portal > IP Address or DNS Name: 10.0.20.40 | Port: 3260 > Advanced > Connect using (a) Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI initiator | (b) Initiator IP: 10.0.20.99 > OK
4) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Discovery > Target Portals:
Address: | Port: | Adaptor: | IP Address:
10.0.20.40 | 3260 | Microsoft iSCSI Initiator | 10.0.20.99
5) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets >
(right-click) iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage15k (Status: Inactive)
iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage7k (Status: Inactive)
// Properties for iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage15k
6) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets > Properties > Add session > Advanced > Connect using (a) Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI initiator | (b) Initiator IP: 10.0.20.99 > Target portal IP: 10.0.20.40 / 3260 > OK
// Properties for iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage7k
7) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets > Properties > Add session > Advanced > Connect using (a) Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI initiator | (b) Initiator IP: 10.0.20.99 > Target portal IP: 10.0.20.40 / 3260 > OK
// After Properties are filled in at stages 6) & 7)
// iSCSI Targets are connected.
8) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets >
iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage15k (Status: Connected)
iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage7k (Status: Connected)
9) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Volumes and Devices > Auto Configure >
9) i) Windows 10 > right-click on Windows Start bar & goto Disk Management > Disk 1 & Disk 2 (Offline) are mounted > Click "Online" button to set Disk 1 & Disk 2 Online >
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// Extra Info:
// Prepare / Format iSCSI virtual disks
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
A) [Windows Server 2016] > File and Storage Services > Volumes > Disks > Right-click on iSCSI disk (Status: Offline) > Bring Online > right-click on iSCSI disk > initialize > Parttion Info (i.e. Unknown) becomes GPT (i.e. UEFI mode - GPT supports drives > 4TB) > under Volunes (box), select " To Create a volume, start the New Volume Wizard " > under File System Settings, File System: ReFS (i.e. ReFS cannot boot but uses checksum for data integrity check + the data integrity check is automated) > Create >
// Setup a segregated network for use with iSCSI on Windows 10
1) Windows 10 > Network & Sharing Centre > Change Adapter settings > Ethernet0 (WAN/Internet) / Ethernet1 (Private) > right-click Ethernet1 > IPv4 > Use following IP address:- IP Address: 10.0.20.99 | Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
// Opens up iSCSI initiator from Windows 10 search box
// Start iSCSI initiator automatically (Microsoft iSCSI)
2) Windows 10 > Type: iscsi > Microsoft iSCSI > Yes
// GUI for Microsoft iSCSI pops up
// 10.0.20.40 is the iSCSI Target (Server)
// 10.0.20.99 is the iSCSI Initiator (Client)
3) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Discovery > Discover Portal > IP Address or DNS Name: 10.0.20.40 | Port: 3260 > Advanced > Connect using (a) Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI initiator | (b) Initiator IP: 10.0.20.99 > OK
4) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Discovery > Target Portals:
Address: | Port: | Adaptor: | IP Address:
10.0.20.40 | 3260 | Microsoft iSCSI Initiator | 10.0.20.99
5) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets >
(right-click) iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage15k (Status: Inactive)
iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage7k (Status: Inactive)
// Properties for iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage15k
6) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets > Properties > Add session > Advanced > Connect using (a) Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI initiator | (b) Initiator IP: 10.0.20.99 > Target portal IP: 10.0.20.40 / 3260 > OK
// Properties for iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage7k
7) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets > Properties > Add session > Advanced > Connect using (a) Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI initiator | (b) Initiator IP: 10.0.20.99 > Target portal IP: 10.0.20.40 / 3260 > OK
// After Properties are filled in at stages 6) & 7)
// iSCSI Targets are connected.
8) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Targets >
iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage15k (Status: Connected)
iqn.2005-10.org.freenas.ctl.vmstorage7k (Status: Connected)
9) Windows 10 > iSCSI Initiator properties:- Volumes and Devices > Auto Configure >
9) i) Windows 10 > right-click on Windows Start bar & goto Disk Management > Disk 1 & Disk 2 (Offline) are mounted > Click "Online" button to set Disk 1 & Disk 2 Online >
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// Extra Info:
// Prepare / Format iSCSI virtual disks
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
A) [Windows Server 2016] > File and Storage Services > Volumes > Disks > Right-click on iSCSI disk (Status: Offline) > Bring Online > right-click on iSCSI disk > initialize > Parttion Info (i.e. Unknown) becomes GPT (i.e. UEFI mode - GPT supports drives > 4TB) > under Volunes (box), select " To Create a volume, start the New Volume Wizard " > under File System Settings, File System: ReFS (i.e. ReFS cannot boot but uses checksum for data integrity check + the data integrity check is automated) > Create >
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