Using a iSCSI disk
Once an iSCSI target has been configured and a virtual disk presented, we can configure clients to access the storage presented. Unlike CIFS or NFS shares, which share files and objects, iSCSI presents disks from a block level. This means that most applications and services can utilize the iSCSI disks as if they are physically installed on the system.
Microsoft includes a software iSCSI initiator built into Windows Server 2012 that is capable of connecting to the iSCSI target. To utilize this initiator, we enable the service, search for available resources, and connect to the resources.
Getting ready
In this recipe, we are connecting a Windows Server 2012 system to the storage presented in the Creating iSCSI target and virtual ...
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