《《Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.X Users Guide》.doc

Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.X Users Guide Microsoft Corporation Published: January 2007 Updated: November 2008 Abstract iSCSI SANs are gaining in popularity as executives increasingly understand their advantages. These include leveraging of existing investments in Ethernet and TCP/IP deployments as well as expertise. The initial portion of this document is focused upon the IT executive making procurement and deployment decisions. The document describes the advantages of iSCSI and also provides a brief architecture overview. Next, the document describes the availability of iSCSI for various different flavors of Windows and then provides an executive overview of scenarios that work as well as scenarios that are not supported by Microsoft. The document then changes focus to address the needs of the storage administrator. After a brief technical overview of iSCSI architecture implementation in Windows, the document moves on to describe iSCSI installation, best practices and troubleshooting. This document is an rtf (rich text format) document that can be viewed without requiring Microsoft Word or the Word Viewer to be installed. The document can be viewed on Windows with Wordpad or with typical rich text readers on non Windows systems. . The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introdu