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Windows
Prerequisites
• Server with 10GbE adapter using the latest drivers.
• XstreamCORE data ports configured and connected to the
same network as the 10GbE adapter.
Setup Instructions
Configure Data Ports
Ports may be auto-configured if connected to a network
with DHCP. Otherwise, they will need to be assigned an
IP address, which can be done using the netsh command
in a command prompt or PowerShell.
If Ethernet ports are direct-connected to the
XstreamCORE without the use of a switch and both data ports
are used, the XstreamCORE data ports must not be on the same
subnet. The default subnet mask for the XstreamCORE is
255.255.0.0
Test the network connection using the 'ping' command.
Note the IP address of the XstreamCORE data port and
then on the initiator, enter the following command:
ping ipaddress
ipaddress is the address of the XstreamCORE data
port.
Sample output:
Pinging 172.16.1.20 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 172.16.1.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 172.16.1.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 172.16.1.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 172.16.1.20: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 172.16.1.20:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
LTFS Setup for Tape Devices
If using tape devices, install Linear Tape File System (LTFS)
software provided by your tape device's manufacturer.
For iSCSI to work with LTFS, the iSCSI maximum transfer
length must be set to at least 1MiB and the maximum burst
length set to 4MiB. This will require modifying the registry. In
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/
Class/{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC1-
08002BE10318}/<instance_number>/Parameters', set
MaxTransferLength to 1048576 (decimal) or 100000
(hexadecimal), and MaxBurstLength to 4194304 (decimal) or
400000 (hexadecimal), and restart the server.
Discover XstreamCORE Targets
Using iSCSI Software Initiator GUI
To open the iSCSI Software Initiator GUI, click on the start
button to open the start menu/screen, type in iSCSI Initiator
and press enter. If prompted to start the iSCSI service, click
Yes, and type in iSCSI Initiator in the start menu again. You
should now see a window titled iSCSI Initiator Properties.
Create Discovery Portal
(Two-way discovery CHAP only) Click on the
Configuration tab along the top of the iSCSI Initiator
Properties window. Click on the CHAP... button on the
right hand side. Enter the Initiator CHAP secret.
The Initiator CHAP secret must match the CHAP Out
Secret configured for discovery on the XstreamCORE. The secret
is case-sensitive.
Click on the Discovery tab near the top of the iSCSI
Initiator Properties window.
Click on the Discovery Portal... button.
In the Discover Target Portal window, under IP address,
enter the IP address of the XstreamCORE data port to
connect through.
(Discovery CHAP disabled only) Click OK in the Discovery
Target Portal window.
Discovery CHAP
This section only applies when using one-way or two-way
CHAP for discovery sessions.
Click on the Advanced... button in the lower left corner
of the Discover Target Portal window.
Check the box next to Enable CHAP log on.
Inside CHAP Log on information fill in the Name and
Target Secret used for discovery.
The Name and Target Secret must match the CHAP
In Account Name and CHAP In Secret configured on the
XstreamCORE for discovery. Both Name and Target Secret are
case-sensitive.
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