QNAP TS-1079 Pro, Software User Manual

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1. If no iSCSI targets are created yet, the Quick Installation Wizard will automatically
be launched and prompt users to create iSCSI targets and LUNs.
2. Select "iSCSI Target with a mapped LUN" (more on "iSCSI target only" and "iSCSI
LUN only" in the following sections) and click "Next".
3. Click "Next."
4. Enter the target name and alias. "Data Digest" and "Header Digest" are optional
fields and are the parameters for which the iSCSI initiator is verified when it
attempts to connect to the iSCSI target. Click "Next."
5. Enter the CHAP authentication settings and click "Next". Check "Use CHAP
authentication" and only the initiator will be authenticated by the iSCSI target, and
users of the initiators are required to enter the username and password specified
here to access the target. Check "Mutual CHAP" for two-way authentication
between the iSCSI target and the initiator. The target authenticates the initiator
using the first set of username and password. The initiator authenticates the target
using the "Mutual CHAP" settings. For username and password limitation on both
fields, refer to the followings:
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Use CHAP authentication:
Us e rna m e lim ita tion: The only valid characters are 0-9, a-z, A-Z and the
maximum length is 256 characters.
Pa s s word lim ita tion: The only valid characters are 0-9, a-z, A-Z and the
maximum length: 12-16 characters
o
Mutual CHAP:
Us e rna m e lim ita tion: The only valid characters are 0-9, a-z, A-Z, :
(colon), . (dot), and - (dash) and the maximum length: 12-16 characters
Pa s s word lim ita tion: The only valid characters are 0-9, a-z, A-Z, : (colon), .
(dot), and - (dash) and the maximum length: 12-16 characters
6. Choose the LUN type and LUN allocation method, enter the name of the LUN and
specify the LUN location (disk volume on the NAS), the capacity and alert threshold
for the LUN. Click "Next".
7. Confirm the settings and click "Next".
8. Click "Finish".
9. The target and LUN will both show up on the list.
Creating iSCSI targets
Follow the steps below to create an iSCSI target:
1. Click "Create".
2. Select "iSCSI Target only" and click "Next".
3. Enter the target name and alias and choose to select "Data Digest" and/or "Header