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The iSCSI target role makes it possible to transform a server into a SAN (bay of disks / storage) by creating virtual disks (vhdx) and by presenting them to other server using the ethernet network (iSCSI).
This type of configuration is used with Hyper-V clusters which require a volume shared between all of the nodes.
Prerequisites
At least two servers:
- a target server, which will present the volume (s).
- an initiating server which will receive the volume (s).
Recommended production:
In production, it is advisable to physically separate the iSCSI SAN network from the production network with different switches and dedicated network cards on the servers.
In order to guarantee correct performance, a 10Gb network must be provided.
The target server must be Windows 2012 minimum. The client can be a client computer from Windows 7 or Windows Server.
In the example below, the positions are members of a domain. This is not an obligation.
Representation of a target architecture:
