Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

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Applies To: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is distributed as the Windows Installer file, iscsitarget.msi. To install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target files interactively, double-click the .msi file. Alternatively, you can use the following command lines to perform the installation.

To install Microsoft iSCSI Software Target:

msiexec /i iscsitarget.msi <options> ALLUSERS=1 [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

To uninstall Microsoft iSCSI Software Target:

msiexec /x iscsitarget.msi <options>

The following options are available:

Option Description

/quiet

Quiet mode, no user interface is displayed during installation.

/passive

Unattended mode, only a progress bar is displayed.

/q[n|b|r|f]

Sets user interface level:

  • n – No UI

  • b – Basic UI

  • r – Reduced UI

  • f – Full UI (default)

/L*v <logfile>

Logs all actions to the specified log file.

The following property is available:

Property Description

TARGETDIR

Specifies the root destination directory.