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Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:08 am
by varazir
Hello
I have a Windows 7 HomeED system where I have installed StarWind Free Edition and followed the guide how to create a target.
I have a ESXi Host that I'm trying to mount the target but I can't see any targets on the server.
Is there some way I can test that I have setup the target correct or if you know any setting I should look at in the server side ?
//Daniel
Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 1:25 pm
by Phan7
Make sure your firewall settings on windows are laxed for the Starwind ports / service.
W7 FW can be a pain, and the network location is worth looking at as well, should be home/work and not public.
Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 1:44 pm
by Anatoly (staff)
Hello vazir,
First of all Win7 is not actually supported to run our software (please check the SysReqs by using the link below). And I cannot disagree with Phan7 about pain
http://www.starwindsoftware.com/system-requirements
Also, what target have you created please?
Can we see diagram with your topology?
Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:39 pm
by Phan7
Anatoly, I've been running free edition on w7 for some time now, both on my laptop and my ML115 G5 opteron!

Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:51 pm
by Anatoly (staff)
And we are really glad that you haven`t faced some serious issues caused by this

Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:45 pm
by varazir
I did some sloppy TS aka doing a lot of stuff with out testing
Now it's working
Edit: It was the windows FW

Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:10 pm
by varazir
I added a new rule to the windows FW to accept port tcp/3260 and now it's working

Re: Configure StarWind Free Edition - iSCSI SAN for use in ESXi5
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 10:45 pm
by anton (staff)
Good! Thank you very much for keeping us updated
varazir wrote:I added a new rule to the windows FW to accept port tcp/3260 and now it's working
