Open-E DSS and Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

[nasenmann72]

I 've forgot: I tried the MS iSCSI Iniatiator on two different Windows 2000 Server Machines. There are no Firewalls/TCP-IP Filters installed.

Der Nasenmann

[To-M]

Was the iSCSI Volume created in Block IO or File IO ? Try File IO w/ Initialization. Is this on a separate Target and LUN from the Windows 2003 LUN?

[To-L]

Hi nasenmann72

Is your 2000 server updated to the latest service pack ?

Here is a link for remote storage and some iSCSI issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317369
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909585
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839686
Let us know if this helps

[nasenmann72]

Hi,

thanks for your replies!

@To-M:
Yes, the iSCSI volume is on a seperate Target and LUN. I've tried both Block IO and Try File IO w/ Initialization, but it ends in the same error.

@To-L:
Yes, the windows 2000 is up to date via Windows Update Services. The links you posted unfortunately did not fix the issue. But here are some additional infos:

- the iSCSI volume is formatted with Windows 2000 version of NTFS
- the iSCSI Initiator service is running
- I additionally installed MS Remote Storage, but it did not recognise the iSCSI volume

Here's a screenshot of the device manager which shows, that the iSCSI volume (F should be ok...

[To-M]

Just a thought, try with a smaller size like 10GB. Also when at the format partition wizard in windows try to use the "Allocation unit size of 4096 (don’t use the default).

[nasenmann72]

Hi,

tried small partition with different allocation unit sizes, but this did not the job... oh my, oh my!

[To-M]

To-L will try to find a Windows 2000 server and test, he hopes he has this and let us know.

If anyone has a Windows 2000 server can you test this and let us know. It should work!