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iSCSI - SCSI over IP - mount disks across the network

iSCSI is Internet Small Computer Systems Interface, and is a standard for sending SCSI commands across the IP layer of the TCP/IP suite.

Unlike ATA over Ethernet, (ATAoE) iSCSI allows you to use the same network link for mounting remote storage as well as communicating with the rest of the network.

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Proware SB-2124-G1A3 password reset

We have been using the Proware SB-2124-G1A3 device for more than 10 years. But now we have discovered that the administrator password is irretrievably lost. The official documentation describes password reset procedures that work only with knowledge…
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Robocopy of folder redirection folders caused the volume to fill from ~1.5TB to the full 14T, as a result I cannot access the volume anymore

I'd appreciate some help resolving this issue. I was using robocopy to copy the contents from one iSCSI volume to another - moving folder redirection contents from the old to the new location. There was about 600-700GB worth of data that needed to…
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iSCSI separation from Ethernet via VLAN

I've set up a small cluster of a few servers along with a SAN. The servers are running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Using instructions provided by the vendor (I can't find where I read it before), they suggested that the iSCSI connections between the SAN and…
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How to get iSCSI multipath work on Windows 10 , should I do any adjustment in linux server side?

I have 8x18TB Raid10 mdadm volume on Ubuntu server. When I connect from Windows iSCSI speeds 220MB/sec read 375MB/sec write. I guess it is a iSCSI protocol bottleneck could not improve it. It leaves me multipath. I have 2 nics on both server and…
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Boot diskless client from iscsi target

I have a Ubuntu server 20.04 setup to run the service as an iscsi target. I've accessed and mounted the target from a client (running Debian) and installed a Debian on the mounted block/device. Making sure that the first partition on that block…
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Proxmox iSCSI Boot?

Does anyone know how to install Proxmox over iSCSI so that it can be booted over the network? My current solution is to use USB flash drives, but would like a different solution. Thanks!
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Is it safe to "Enable-MSDSMAutomaticClaim -BusType iSCSI" in an environment with multiple iSCSI-Targets?

I'm currently setting up a backup storage cluster (Acronis ACI) where I want to attach an iSCSI target to a Hyper-V host. The manual states to enable MPIO, which is fine. The next step is to enable MSDSM Automatic Claim for iSCSI. However, I can't…
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How do you set the SWP flag for iscsi on linux?

I want to export an iSCSI share read-only; I understand that's done with SWP, but... I can't figure out how to set that on a LUN. I've tried via config file and via command line... Example: SWP on …
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Virtual iSCSI linux -- share as ISCSI ExFat, but have it go to XFS?

I'm building a RAID system based on a dell server with 18 drive bays; I want to use as JBOD and manage with LVM2/MDADM and use XFS as the base filesystem. However... I have a few bits of PC software that only work with iSCSI targets (not a…
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Need confirmation on how iSCSI RAID storage works

I have a Dell PowerEdge server with Windows Server 2019 that has an iSCSI target set up with 30 iSCSI LUNs. The HDDs are set up in a RAID-6. I have some IP cameras that have the ability to record directly to an iSCSI target that I can't get to…
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Linux server wont shutdown - A start job is running for Login iSCSI Target

I am settin up a server with draut and iSCSI - I messed up a target / IP mapping, and now my server is stuck while booting: A start job is running for Login iSCSI Target ... (23min 10s / no limit) I am currently unable to even reboot the server to…
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In running iSCSI, Disk I/O get worse when default gateway is connected

The server has been running iSCSI service for the diskless client, and I have noticed that the connection of server's gateway(internet connection or a fake gateway) made iSCSI performance worse. Is there anybody who has experienced this OR who could…
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Make data on file server (RAID1) still accessible on hardware failure

There is a file server (Windows Server 2008 R2) running on a hardware RAID 1 (HP SmartArray P212 with Read and Write Cache) with 2 standby disks. Additional, there is a Windows Backup writing to an attached SATA disk. When the server hardware (or…
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SFP+ iSCSI Optic Transceiver: Dell VS Other

Out of curiosity, does anyone have any experience with Dell iSCSI SAN connected with SPF+ transceivers? My question is about what makes…
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Best free software solution for homemade iSCSI SAN

I currently have a NAS running ZFS on Ubuntu but have recently changed my main windows software to pool local drives using Stablebit DrivePool. I cannot include networked drives in DrivePool unless they are iSCSI and are presented to the windows 10…
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