MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD EX2
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WD MY CLOUD EX4 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
The Hard Drive Information screen displays the following data:
iSCSI Storage
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is an industry standard developed to enable transmission of iSCSI
block storage commands and data over an existing IP network by using the TCP/IP
protocol. The encapsulated iSCSI commands and data can be transmitted over a local area
network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). As with traditional SCSI, an iSCSI storage
solution requires at least one “initiator” residing on the client computer and at least one
“target” residing on the storage server.
Once the connection is established between the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI target, the
operating system on the iSCSI initiator sees the storage as a local storage device that can
be formatted, read, and written in the usual manner.
WD My Cloud EX2 allows you to create and manage iSCSI targets. The iSCSI target
provides storage, similar to a local hard disk drive, but is accessed over a network rather
then locally. The iSCSI target is protected by the underlying RAID structure of the WD My
Cloud EX2 server.
iSCSI Roles
Initiator
: A client computer that accesses storage devices using iSCSI commands
over an IP network.
Target
: A network-attached storage device that provides access to logical disks
(which can be created on the WD My Cloud EX2 server).
Creating an iSCSI Target
Use the following steps to create an iSCSI target
1. On the navigation bar, click
Storage
to display the Storage screen.
Vendor
The vendor from whom the hard drive was obtained.
Model
The model number of the hard drive selected.
Serial Number
The serial number of the hard drive selected.
Capacity
The capacity of the hard drive selected.
Firmware Version
The current firmware version used on the drive selected.