Manual Iscsi Initiator Installation; The Iscsi Initiator And Authentication; The Microsoft Iscsi Initiator - HP StoreOnce 2700 Installation And Configuration Manual

NOTE: With some versions of Windows the iSCSI initiator service is not started by default. This
component must be configured manually by the user to run on startup. Do this through the Control
Panel.

Manual iSCSI initiator installation

1. On a machine that supports an external internet connection, go to the Microsoft website and
search on iSCSI initiator.
2. Select the result that takes you to the Download page and choose the download that is
appropriate for your host.
3. Download the iSCSI initiator and install it on the host, accepting all the default settings.

The iSCSI Initiator and Authentication

Authentication is not required for the HP StoreOnce Backup system, but it is supported for those
companies that have an IT policy that requires them to use authentication. If this is the case, you
will need to configure the necessary fields on the iSCSI Initiator and also ensure that the
corresponding information is supplied in the StoreOnce GUI. This enables the Initiator to log into
the target device on the HP StoreOnce Backup system and the target device to log into the Initiator.
The authentication method supported on StoreOnce products is CHAP. It relies on a "secret" known
only to the target and initiator. The size of the CHAP secret is between 12 and 16 characters, and
must be entered in exactly the same format in both the Web Management Interface and the iSCSI
initiator. An 'Authentication Failure' message will occur if the same 'secret' and 'user name'
information are not entered into the iSCSI Initiator screen and the Web Management Interface.
Further details on authentication and CHAP can be found within standard iSCSI protocol
documentation.
The recommended process if you wish to enable authentication is:
1. Create the devices on the StoreOnce GUI or CLI.
2. Set up the Targets in the iSCSI Initiator.
3. Connect to the devices using the CHAP user name and secret that you configured on the
Targets tab.

The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

The Microsoft iSCSI initiator contains a number of tabs. This section describes the information that
must be provided in order to connect the host to a device on the HP StoreOnce Backup system. It
does not provide a comprehensive description of all the tabs; please download the "User Guide"
from the Microsoft website for more information.
NOTE: The screenshots below may not be correct for your operating system. They are taken from
an iSCSI Initiator running on a Windows 7 operating system.
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