Specifications

Configuring iSCSI Initiators
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Configuring Shares to iSCSI Disks
When using the Microsoft initiator, shares to iSCSI disks may not automatically
reconnect when the Windows system hosting the shares is rebooted. There are two
methods to resolve this issue:
• Share an iSCSI target that has an assigned drive letter. This method requires
changes to the Windows registry and is described in Microsoft Knowledgebase
article #870964.
• Mount the iSCSI disk to a folder on an existing NTFS volume as described in
“Mounting an iSCSI Disk Without a Drive Letter”. This method does not require
changes to the Windows registry and is described below.
Mounting an iSCSI Disk Without a Drive Letter
To complete this procedure, you must create and format an iSCSI target on the
SnapServer and connect to this iSCSI disk using the Microsoft initiator. You must
also have an existing NTFS volume on a local disk within the Windows server,
initiating the connection.
1 Right-click My Computer and select Manage.
2 The new formatted volume will appear in the Disk Management window.
3 Right-click the New Volume and select Change Drive Letter and Paths....
4 Click Remove in the Change Drive Letter and Paths for (New Volume) dialog,
and click
Yes to confirm drive letter removal.
5 Right-click the New Volume again and select Change Drive Letter and Paths....
6 Select Add in the Change Drive Letter and Paths for (New Volume) dialog.
7 In the Add Drive Letter or Path dialog, select Mount in the following empty NTFS
folder.
8 Create a folder or enter the path to the one that will be shared from the Windows
server and select
OK.
9 Select OK in the Add Drive Letter or Path dialog. This will return you to the Disk
Management window.
You will see the icon of a disk in place of the folder icon in the File Management
window.
10 Create a share to the iSCSI disk in the standard method, then reboot the
Windows machine and verify that the share is persistent.