Microsoft iSCSI Software Target uses the following default network configurations for communication with iSCSI initiators:
- All network adapters on the storage server
are used for storage traffic.
- Cluster traffic will only bind to the cluster
virtual adapter.
- TCP port 3260 is used for storage
services.
You can restrict which network adapters are used.
Communication between the initiator and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target computers can be adversely affected by incorrect IP addresses or extra network ports that cannot be used for iSCSI communication. To avoid this, disable network ports that will not be used in the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target console and ensure that all active network interfaces have appropriate IP addresses. In particular, do not use automatic private IP addressing (169.254.x.x) for communication between the initiator and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, as automatically assigned IP addresses are prevented from binding with the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.
Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review the details in "Additional considerations" in this topic.
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In Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, right-click Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, and then click Properties.
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On the Network tab, clear the check box for any network adapter that you do not want to be used for storage traffic.
Additional considerations
- You must be a member of the local
Administrators group to perform these tasks.
- To open iSCSI Software Target, click
Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click
Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.
- Another way to open iSCSI Software Target is
to click Start, click Run, and then type
iscsitarget.msc.