4-Connecting Users

3.1.6Right-click on the iSCSI volume. If it’s not initialized a red “No Entry” logo will cover the disk icon. Right click on the disk and select “Initialize Disk.” Follow the on-screen instructions.

3.1.7Right click the initialized

volume (The area right of the

 

 

disk icon.) In the context menu

 

 

select “New Partition.” Follow the

 

 

on screen instructions. In the File

 

 

System pop-up menu, select NTFS.

 

 

The default formatting option is

 

 

Full format. A Quick format will

 

 

take just a few minutes but will do

 

 

less verifying of the drive than a

 

 

full format. Click Start. Once the

 

 

format process is complete your

 

 

iSCSI volume is ready to use.

3.1.6

3.1.7

 

 

3.2OS-X >10.4.10 Host Setup The MaxNAS has been tested and

qualified for use with the GlobalSAN initiator from Studio Network Solutions. It can be obtained from their web site at http://www.studionetworksolutions.com.

!Before you begin please make sure you are logged in with administrative privileges. If you are unsure about your privilege level, please consult your Macintosh OS-X user manual or with your system administrator.

3.2.1Download and install the GlobalSAN initiator. Follow the installation instructions provided on the website.

3.2.2Launch the globalSAN iSCSI initiator control from the System Preference Pane (/Applications/System Preferences.app)

3.2.3Click (illustrated below). In the

IP Address entry box enter the IP address of the MaxNAS and the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) in the target name field. The IQN is listed in the MaxNAS iSCSI target page (see Chapter 3, section 2.2.6 for more information). Click OK to continue.

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