Starwind simulate ISCSI for networked storage management

iSCSI Software Target is an optional Windows Service component that provides a centralized, software-based, and hardware independent ISCSI disk subsystem in a storage area network (SAN). iSCSI devices are shared storage that is accessed through a common TCP/IP network. The official iSCSI Software Target supports Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (download address), and the iSCSI Client Connection tool is SCSI Software Ini Tiator (ISCSI initiator), Windows Server 2008 is installed by default, and if it is not installed, please click here to download, SCSI Software Initiator Setup program adapts to more Windows system versions.

ISCSI Software Target is not installed on some Windows 2008, so it is looking for its replacement-Starwind , Starwind can virtual network hard disk and manage it.

Official download Address: Starwind Virtual san®free

The official website needs to fill in the material, also may download here: Starwind.exe

The installation step does not indicate, step by step click can.

Now add the hard drive test to the virtual machine:

This test server is a domain controller (also a DNS server), dual NIC.

Network card 1:

IP Address: 192.168.2.9

DNS server: 192.168.2.1

Network Card 2:

IP Address: 192.168.1.9

Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Add a hard drive that will be stored as a networked hard disk:

Open Disk Manager , switch to Dynamic disk , and create a simple volume and format it, as shown in the following figure:

After formatting, the hard drive is working, create a folder diskimageon the disk, and use it later:

Open the Starwind software, enter the management center, and Add the connection (add Connection Inc.). Connection user and password are "test"

Input native ip:192.168.1.9

Add equipment (Add Device ... ）

This divides a hard disk, sets its hard disk size, and saves it as 1 system files (E:\DISKIMAGE\AEBITERDISK.MG).

Create 3 disks repeatedly (Arbiterdisk,msdtcdisk,dbdisk), after the creation is complete

Divided 3 mirrored hard drive, if space is insufficient, can increase at any time. Right-click a hard drive, expand size (Extend size)

If the original mounted hard disk (logical E disk) in the hub server is not enough space, as long as the external hard drive, can also be extended. You can also do other disk arrays

(Refer to Windows dynamic disk volumes: simple, spanned, striped, mirrored, RAID5 volume related configuration actions)

The Management center has divided 3 target mirror disks, where the basic operation is complete and now log on to the client.

The client is a Windows Server 2008 SP2, and the component ISCSI Initiator is installed by default

Note: This is a computer in the same domain

Click Start--Program--management tools--ISCSI Initiator

(If you are a Windows cluster, each node needs to be connected to a storage server and the disk can be a clustered disk)

iSCSI Initiator Properties are turned on, which may prompt the iSCSI service to start and allow the service to pass through the firewall.

Click the Discover option and click Add Portal in the target portal .

Enter the IP address of the storage server or DNS (such as 192.168.1.9 or 192.168.2.1), default port 3260, and allow ports to pass if the firewall is open.

To see 3 goals in the inactive state, click on the target option, select each target name, click Login :

In the logon to target dialog box, check to automatically restore the secondary connection when the computer starts (R)

At this point, you can see the target set to automatic connection in the destination of the tab collection .

Back to the Starwind Management Center, you can see that there are 1 connected server information under each mirror disk.

(If set to cluster shared disk: Cluster nodes are only connected to the storage server, the following is only done in the primary node)

Back to the client, open Disk Manager, you can see 3 hard drives.

Bring the 3 hard drives online and initialize the disk , creating simple logical volumes and formatting like a normal basic disk.

When the format is complete, there will be 3 logical disks available locally, which is equivalent to a native hard disk.

At this point, the configuration is complete.

But ISCSI network access based on TCP/IP is limited by the impact of network transmissions.

You can also use networked storage disks in a Windows cluster to make disk failover.

Reference: Starwind analog iSCSI devices