ISCSI Target Server Service
The ISCSI Target Server Service in Windows Server 2012 provides the ability for a Windows server to host ISCSI storage and make this storage available to ISCSI initiators (clients) to mount this storage as local drives. ISCSI storage is accessed across the Ethernet and when connected, ISCSI storage can be assigned a drive letter and used just like local storage. Many applications on a server can leverage ISCSI storage, but be sure to check the system requires of any particular application before deploying it on ISCSI storage. Also, Windows backup and other backup software will treat ISCSI storage differently so before ISCSI is used be sure to verify full functionality.
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