Preparing The Software Iscsi Initiator In A Windows Environment - NEC D3-10i Quick Start Manual

Preparing the Software iSCSI Initiator in a Windows Environment

If you are not using a hardware-based iSCSI initiator then you will need to install and configure a software
iSCSI initiator so that the application server can connect with and be configured for use with the D3-10i array.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 servers already have a built-in iSCSI initiator that only needs to be activated to
accomplish this step. However, a software iSCSI initiator must be downloaded and installed for any Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 (or earlier) server that will be connected to the array prior to initializing the array.
Installing iSCSI Initiator on Windows Server 2008
As noted above, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and later already have iSCSI capabilities. Even though a
software iSCSI initiator doesn't need to be downloaded and installed, the initiator still needs to be started in
order to operate.
1. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Launch the iSCSI service by clicking Start, then Administrative Tools, then iSCSI Initiator.
3. When the iSCSI initiator service first starts, it will
inform you that the service is currently not
running. Click Yes to configure the service to
start automatically at each startup.
4. After configuring the iSCSI service to start
automatically, you will also need to allow the
service to communicate past the Windows
Firewall.
Click Yes to enable Windows Firewall to allow
Microsoft iSCSI service to communicate with the
network.
At this point, the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service
has been installed and is ready for use.
Installing iSCSI Initiators on Windows Server 2003
In versions of Windows Server prior to Windows Server 2008, an iSCSI initiator needs to be downloaded and
installed on each application server that will connect to the array via iSCSI. To download Microsoft's iSCSI
initiator, visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads.
Ensure that a copy of the latest version of the Microsoft iSCSI initiator is copied to each application server, and
then perform the following steps on each server to install the initiator.
1. Log on to the application server with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Start the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator installation package from the location where it was copied onto the
server.
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