Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual

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44 Detailed End-to-End iSCSI Setupc In the Specify Partition size screen, specify the partition size. ClickNext.d In the Assign Drive Letter or Path screen, assign the driver letter fromdrop-down menu. Click Next.e In the Format Partition screen, use the default options to format thepartition. Enter a Volume label and click Next.NOTE: Select the Perform quick format check box for faster Format.f In the Completing the New Partition Wizard screen, click Finish.The new partition is successfully created.5 Go to the Disk Management. The iSCSI disk is identified with the volumelabel you entered.NOTE: Dynamic Disks are not supported with iSCSI.Multiple SessionsYou can create multiple sessions with different Initiator-Target combinationsin different devices.• You can configure one Initiator to access different iSCSI Targets ofmultiple PowerVault NX1950 storage systems.• You can configure multiple Initiators to access different iSCSI Targets ofsame or different PowerVault NX1950 storage systems.• You cannot configure multiple Initiators to access the same iSCSI Targetof a PowerVault NX1950 storage or cluster solution.NOTICE: Accessing the same Target device using multiple iSCSI Initiators with 3.0and 3.1 iSCSI Target is not supported, as it requires host clustering which is notsupported. An attempt to access the same Target device using multiple iSCSIInitiators with 3.0 and 3.1 iSCSI Target may lead to data corruption.iSCSI SnapshotsYou can use Microsoft iSCSI Software Target to create and manage Snapshotsas part of a comprehensive backup and recovery system. Snapshots areshadow copies that are built using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)technology.