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Launch the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator.

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Switch to the Discovery tab.

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Press the Add button, the Add Target Portal dialog shows.

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Specify Server IP address and press the OK button to continue.

Switch to the Targets tab.

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Select a target from Targets list box, and press the Log On.. button. The Log On to Target dialog shows.

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When you use CHAP, press the Advanced... button, otherwise press the Ok button to continue.

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Select CHAP logon information.

Type User name.

Type Target secret.

Press the OK button to continue.

Then press the OK button in the Log On to Target dialog.

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Now, the client is connected to the target.

We have to initialize the disk before we use it. Click Start->Computer->Manage->Disk Management, the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard shows.

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Press Next button to continue.

Select Disks to Initialize.

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Select Disk 1.

Press the Next button to continue.

Select Disks to Convert to Dynamic Disk.

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Do not select the iSCSI disk to convert.

Press the Next button to continue.

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If all parameters are correct, press the Finish button to continue, otherwise, press the Back button to modify settings.

Partition the disk.

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Right click on the disk and select New Partition... menu item. The New Partition Wizard shows.

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Press the Next button to continue.

Select Partition Type.

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Choose Primary partition.

Press the Next button to continue.

Specify Partition Size.

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Specify the partition size in MB.

Press the Next button to continue.

Assign Drive Letter.

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Select a drive letter.

Press the Next button to continue.

Format Partition.

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Select NTS in the File system.

Select Allocation unit size.

Specify Volume Label.

Choose Perform a quick format to save time.

Press the Next button to continue.

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If all parameters are correct, press the Finish button to format the disk, otherwise, press the Back button to modify settings.

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Right click on the disk, and then select Mark Partition as Active to set the disk is active (Note, inactive disk can't  be used as boot device).



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