MaxNAS Owner’s Manual
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2.5 Stackable iSCSI Host Service
The MaxNAS can aggregate up to 5
iSCSI targets and offer all networking
services to those targets, regardless of
where the storage is located physically.
To access the Stackable Host Service
control, navigate to “Storage” ->
“Stackable” and the Stack Target List
screen will appear. In this screen you
can add, edit existing or remove mount
points.
2.5.1 Adding a new iSCSI target
To add a new iSCSI Target, click
Add
to launch the Add new iSCSI Target
window, and enter the following values:
A. Target Sevice enable/disable
B. Target IP Address
C. Target IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name).
The MaxNAS can detect the IQN
for most iSCSI initiators by clicking
Discovery
.
D. Authorized username (for CHAP enabled iSCSI target)
E. Authorized password (for CHAP enabled iSCSI target)
F. Export share name- the name of the shared folder that will appear for network mounting,
limited to lower case and numeral characters.
G. Export share name description
H. Check whether the share is browsable (see section 2.3 for more information)
I. Check whether the share is public. If a share is non public, ACLs will have to be defined in the
Stacked Target List window (see section 2.3 for more information)
To complete the operation, click
Apply
or
Back
to abort. In order for the MaxNAS to share the
volume, it will have to be formatted for MaxNAS use.
WARNING:
Formatting the iSCSI target will erase all
existing data! Exercise caution before proceeding!
!
To format the stack, click
Format
corresponding to the iSCSI mount required on the stack list screen.
2.5.2 Set Stackable Share Permissions
Folder permissions are controlled via ACLs (Access Control Lists.) To access and edit ACLs,
click
ACL
corresponding to the iSCSI mount required. The Access control screen will
appear. Please refer to section 2.3.4 of this chapter for more information.
2.5.3 Edit Stackable parameters
To modify a Stackable shared iSCSI Target, click
Edit
to launch the edit iSCSI Target window,
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