In the past, if you want to do some test which need iSCSI
LUN, you have to install Microsoft iSCSI Target software or some third party
applications. Now, Windows Server 8 Beta has an in-build iSCSI Target feature.
In the following paragraph, I will show you how to create an
iSCSI Target server with Windows 8 in-build iSCSI Target feature.
1. Enable iSCSI
Target Server feature
1.1 Open Server Manager.
1.2 In Server Manager, click Manage, Add Roles and Features
Wizard
1.3 In Roles page, expand File And Storage Services, select
iSCSI Target Server
1.4 The wizard will prompt the following window, click Add
Features.
1.5 Click Next to finish the wizard.
2. Create an iSCSI Target
2.1 In Server Manager, click File and Storage Services, iSCSI
Virtual Disks.
2.2 Click “Launch the New Virtual Disk wizard to create a
virtual disk”
2.3 You can select the Storage location to store the virtual
disk. You can either select the volume in the list or type a custom path.
2.4 In Specify iSCSI virtual disk name window, you can type
a name for the virtual disk.
2.5 In this window, you can specify the size of the virtual
disk. You can use MB, GB or TB in the drop list.
2.6 In this window, you can either use an existing iSCSI
Target or create a new iSCSI Target.
2.7 Type a new name if you want to create a new iSCSI
Target.
2.8 Click Add to add iSCSI initiators for this iSCSI Target.
2.9 You can query initiator computer for ID or select from
the initiator cache on the target server(if exist like the following one) or
enter a value for the selected type.
2.10 In the “Enter a value for the selected type”, you can click
the drop down list to select the one you preferred.
2.11 You can also enable authentication.
2.12 In the confirmation window, you will be able to see a summary
of the process.
2.13 Click Create at the bottom of the window to finish the
creation of the iSCSI Target.
3.
Check the existing iSCSI Target
3.1
In Server Manager, click File and Storage Services, iSCSI Virtual Disks.
3.2
Scroll down the scroll bar to the bottom. Click View all targets and you will
be able to see the following window.
