Hello all I am having difficulty setting up starwind and then connecting via iscsi initiator i get target erro when i enter the IP address of the server that star wind is installed on the only way i can get iscsi to connect is using loop back any ideas why????
I have Download Star Winds and a Licence
Run the starwind.exe
Click Run
Click Next
Accept the Agreement and click next
Click Next
Select an install directory and click next
Select the installation type and click next
Click Next
Click Next
Click Install
Click Install
As I already have a Licence key, I have selected the above option, Click Next
Click Finish
Click Apply Key
Click Load
Select the licence key and click open
Click OK
Click Apply Key
Click Load
Select the licence key and click open
Click OK
The Starwind Management Console will be shown
From the left hand menu right click the server
Click Connect
Right Click Devices
Click Add Device
Select Hard Disk
Click Next
Select Basic Virtual
Click Next
Select Image File Device
Click Next
Select Create New Virtual Disk
Click Next
Create a destination for the new disk (This disk is going to be used for storage and will be created on the S: drive ) the virtual disk name is “Storage_Disk”
Click Next
Click Next
Change Cache mode if require then click next
Now creating the ISCSI Target
Enter a Target Alias ( this is the name that other servers will connect to)
Click Target Name
Click Allow Multiple concurrent ISCSI Connection
Click Next
Click Next
Click Finish
This will return you to the StarWind Management Console
Right Click Devices
Click Add Device
Select Hard Disk
Click Next
Select Basic Virtual
Click Next
Select Image File Device
Click Next
Select Create New Virtual Disk
Click Next
Create a destination for the new disk (This disk is going to be used for Witness Disk and will be created on the W: drive ) the virtual disk name is “Witness_Disk”
Click Next
Click Next
Change Cache mode if require then click next
Now creating the ISCSI Target
Enter a Target Alias ( this is the name that other servers will connect to)
Click Target Name
Click Allow Multiple concurrent ISCSI Connection
Click Next
Click Next
Click Finish
This will return you to the StarWind Management Console
I then launch ISCSI Initiator
Click Discovery
Click Discover Portal
Enter the IP of the server 192.168.134.3 that starwind is installed on and click ok
But then get an error
“Target Error”
If I click ok to this it takes me back to the discovery screen
As there has been a target error I remove the target portal by highlighting the target and click remove
If I click discover portal and enter a loop back address 127.0.0.1
and click ok no target error is displayed
Then click targets tab
I can then see the targets but only using loopback address, no so useful as I want other machines to connect to this
any help would be great
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