You can attach a Microsoft Windows host to the system
by using iSCSI.
Ensure that you followed the steps for configuring your
system for iSCSI host attachment.
If you are running Windows Server 2008 or later, the Microsoft
iSCSI software initiator is preinstalled.
When you run the installation program for the initiator,
you see a list of components to install:
- Initiator Service.
- Software Initiator.
- Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI.
The first two options are required. Be sure that you select
them. MPIO support is useful if you have a redundant IP network configuration
and you want to protect your host I/O against network hardware failures.
Note: MPIO support is not required to support online system maintenance
such as code updates due to IP failover between nodes in
the I/O groups.
After the installation completes, you are prompted to
restart the computer. Restart the computer before you continue with
the rest of the instructions. The iSCSI initiator can now be
configured from the iSCSI Initiator control
panel.