Microsoft® Internet iSCSI Initiator enables you to connect a host computer that is running Windows® 7 or Windows Server® 2008 R2 to an external iSCSI-based storage array through an Ethernet network adapter.
First we need to enable and start the Microsoft iSCSI service. Here are several ways to access Microsoft iSCSI service. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Classic View, and then click iSCSI Initiator. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then
CSI Initiator against a SAN/iQ enabled SAN are described in detail. This document pertains only to Windows 2008 running SAN/iQ software version 7.0 or higher. For information on best practices for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003, as well as previous version