Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3

Applies To: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

The Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol provides access to disk storage systems across a TCP/IP network. The server computer or device that provides the disk storage is referred to as the iSCSI target.

Microsoft® iSCSI Software Target provides centralized, software-based and hardware-independent management of iSCSI disk subsystems in storage area networks (SANs). You can use iSCSI Software Target, which includes a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, to create iSCSI targets and iSCSI virtual disks. You can then use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target console to manage all iSCSI targets and virtual disks that were created by using iSCSI Software Target.

This document explains how you can use Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 to create iSCSI targets and iSCSI virtual disks, and then use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target console to manage all iSCSI targets.

In this section

Overview of Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

What's New

Operating System Support

Checklist: Getting Started with iSCSI Targets

Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

Installing the VDS and Hardware Providers

Connecting the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

Failover Cluster Support

Creating and Managing iSCSI Targets

Creating and Managing Virtual Disks for iSCSI Targets

Managing Advanced iSCSI Initiator Access

Managing Backup and Recovery for Virtual Disks

 

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