ReadyNAS OS 6.0

3.Configure the settings as explained in the following table:

Item

Description

 

 

 

Name

The name is provided for information only and cannot be changed.

 

 

Target

The target is the address that an iSCSI client (that is, an initiator) needs to access the

 

LUN group. The Target field is automatically populated, but you can delete the content

 

and then replace the content with a custom target address.

Require initiators

Select this check box to enable CHAP authentication and to allow only authenticated

to identify

initiators access to the LUN group. By default, access to the LUN group is open to the

themselves using

initiators that you add to list of initiators (see Add an iSCSI Initiator on page 98).

CHAP

 

 

 

 

Allowed Initiators

Select one of the following radio buttons:

 

Any. Access to the LUN group is granted to all initiators that have information about

 

the target address. (If CHAP authentication is enabled, access is dependent on

 

CHAP authentication.)

 

 

Selected. Access to the LUN group is granted to iSCSI qualified names (IQNs) only.

 

(If CHAP authentication is enabled, access is dependent on CHAP authentication.)

 

For more information about configuring iSCSI initiators, see the following sections:

 

Add an iSCSI Initiator on page 98

 

Remove an iSCSI Initiator on page 100

 

Edit the CHAP Password on page 101

 

 

 

By default, access to an initiator by a LUN in the LUN group is open. To require a LUN

 

in the LUN group to be authenticated before accessing an initiator, set a password for

Password for

bidirectional CHAP authentication.

bidirectional CHAP

Password

Enter a CHAP password with a length of at least

authentication

 

12 characters. Maximum length is 16 characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm Password

Confirm the CHAP password.

 

 

 

4.Click Apply.

The new LUN group properties take effect immediately.

For information about how to set up and access a LUN from a client device, see Access LUN Groups from an iSCSI-Attached Device on page 103.

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