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RDX 8000 User Guide
5.4 iSCSI Connection
The RDX 8000 uses the iSCSI protocol to communicate data wit the host system. Depending on the operating mode, the
RDX 8000 will present itself as one or more iSCSI identities:
JBOD mode:
The RDX 8000 will present each of the eight slots as a separate iSCSI target, The target iqn’s will have the format of unit
iqn with a ”-x” appended at the end, where “x” is the slot number
Tape Library Mode:
The RDX 8000 will present itself as a single iSCSI target. When an iSCSI connection is completed, the RDX 8000 will be
presented as a Media Changer and one to three LTO tape drives, depending on the configuration.
Disk Library mode:
The RDX 8000 will present itself as a single iSCSI target. When an iSCSI connection is completed, the RDX 8000 will be
presented as a Media Changer and one to three RDX drives, depending on the configuration.
iSCSI protocol limits connectivity to one host connection per target. Attempts by a second host to connect to a iSCSI
target already connected will result in an error. In JBOD mode, with each slot being a separate target, multiple hosts
may connect to different slots at the same time.
In order for data transfer to occur over the network connection it is necessary to configure an iSCSI Initiator on the host
computer system. The following directions pertain to the Windows operating systems.
The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator comes included with Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7. For other Microsoft
operating systems you may search the Microsoft Web site for the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.
5.4.1 General Set up of the iSCSI Initiator
The following procedure is used to set up the RDX 8000 as a iSCSI Target.
1. Open Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.
2. On the “Discovery” tab and under “Target Portals” click “Add”.
3. Type the current IP address (for DNS or static IP address) or the
DNS name (displayed as “Host name” in the system information
block of the RDX 8000) of the RDX 8000 unit then click “OK”.
