The Iscsi Initiator And Authentication; The Microsoft Iscsi Initiator - HP D2D Installation And Configuration Manual

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 Web Management Interface. This enables the Initiator
to log into the target device on the HP D2D 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 Web Management Interface.
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. The iSCSI Initiator
on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems has a slightly different interface.
General tab
You do not normally need to make any changes on the General tab. The Initiator Node Name is
generated automatically, which guarantees that it will be unique on your network.
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