The document provides a comprehensive guide to configuring iSCSI storage in Windows Server 2016, detailing tasks including the installation of iSCSI target role services and connecting to iSCSI targets. Important components such as the existing environment parameters and step-by-step instructions for setup are included. The guide concludes by indicating that the virtual disk is ready for use once the configuration is complete.

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iSCSI storage in Windows Server 2016
Complete Lab (v1.0)
Ahmed Abdelwahed
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Ahmed_abdulwahed@outlook.com

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Contents
ISCSI Storage Overview ...........................................................................................................................................3
Existing environment ..............................................................................................................................................3
Configuring iSCSI storage ........................................................................................................................................3
Task 1: Install the Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) target role services..............................................3
Task 2: Configure the iSCSI targets........................................................................................................................4
Task 4: Connect to and configure the iSCSI targets..................................................................................................8

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ISCSI Storage Overview
With iSCSI storage, it allows your Windows Server to share storage remotely using Ethernet network and does
not require any specialized hardware.
Existing environment
1. OS: Windows server 2016
2. Domain Name: ITPROLABS.XYZ
3. Domain IP: 192.168.153.10/24
4. IP Scheme: 192.168.153.0/24
5. Storage server Name: FSRM01 (our test server)
6. Storage server IP: 192.168.153.60
Configuring iSCSI storage
Task 1: Install the Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) target role services
1. Switch to FSRM01.
2. On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Server Manager.
3. In Server Manager, click Add roles and features.

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Task 2: Configure the iSCSI targets
1- On FSRM01, in Server Manager, in the navigation pane, click File and Storage Services

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Task 4: Connect to and configure the iSCSI targets
1- On FSRM01, in Server Manager, click Tools, and then click iSCSI Initiator.
Note: also, you can connect to ISCSI target through ISCSI initiator from any windows client starting from windows 7

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2- Back to server manager and follow the below figures to configure the connected virtual disk

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3- Now your virtual disk is ready to use