3.2 Example 2: Configure an iSCSI Initiator

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This example demonstrates the configuration of an iSCSI initiator, as described in section 2.5.1.4.

Prerequisites

  • The Storage Services protocols meet all the preconditions, as described in section 2.4.

  • The disk is connected to the server.

  • The Disk Management service, as described in [MS-VDS], is enabled on both the client and server.

  • The communication channel between the Admin Client and the Disk Management service of the Storage Services protocols has been established, as described in [MS-VDS] section 2.1.

Initial System State

None.

Final system state

The configuration of an iSCSI initiator is finished.

Sequence of events

Configuring an iSCSI drive

Figure 9: Configuring an iSCSI drive

The following steps describe this sequence:

  1. The Admin Client requests the Disk Management service to configure the iSCSI initiator by using the IVdsServiceIscsi::SetInitiatorSharedSecret() method, as described in [MS-VDS] section 3.4.5.2.8.3.

  2. The Disk Management service sets the required configuration for the iSCSI initiator and returns zero on success.