Adaptec 5325302057 - Snap Server 750i NAS, User Manual

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iSCSI Configuration for Microsoft Windows
Appendix A Configuring iSCSI Initiators 163
Mounting a Logical Device Without a Drive Letter
To complete this procedure, you must create and format an iSCSI target on the
iSCSI Storage Appliance and connect to this logical device using the Microsoft
initiator. You must also have an existing NTFS volume on a local disk within the
Windows server, initiating the connection.
1
Right-click My Computer and select
Manage
.
2
The new formatted volume will appear in the Disk Management window.
3
Right-click the
New Volume
and select
Change Drive Letter and Paths...
.
4
Click
Remove
in the Change Drive Letter and Paths for (New Volume) dialog,
and click
Yes
to confirm drive letter removal.
5
Right-click the
New Volume
again and select
Change Drive Letter and Paths...
.
6
Select
Add
in the Change Drive Letter and Paths for (New Volume) dialog.
7
In the Add Drive Letter or Path dialog, select
Mount in the following empty NTFS
folder
.
8
Create a folder or enter the path to the one that will be shared from the Windows
server and select
OK
.
9
Select
OK
in the Add Drive Letter or Path dialog. This will return you to the Disk
Management window.
You will see the icon of a disk in place of the folder icon in the File Management
window.
10
Create a share to the logical device in the standard method, then reboot the
Windows machine and verify that the share is persistent.
Configuring Dynamic Disks to Persistently Reconnect (MS Initiator)
On pre-Vista operating systems, when iSCSI targets are configured as dynamic
disks, the Microsoft iSCSI initiator connecting to the dynamic disk may fail to
connect properly during system boot. Using dynamic disks for iSCSI targets on pre-
Vista operating systems is not supported by Microsoft. For more information, see
the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator User’s Guide, available on the Microsoft web
site.