How to add second Areca RAID array to existing DSS V6 configuration and establish the connection to iSCSI target from Windows 2008 Server R2
Log on to DSS WebGUI
Go to SETUP → H/W RAID
Choose your Areca controller and press Areca button
Areca Management should open in a new window
Go to Create RAID Set
Choose available disks to create RAID Set
Select Confirm The Operation and press Submit
Go to create Volume Set
Choose your RAID Set created before
Press Submit
Please apply RAID settings
Select Confirm The Operation and press Submit
Go to DSS WebGUI
Go to CONFIGURATION → volume manager → Vol. groups
If you cannot see new unit press rescan
Choose available unit, choose appropriate action (new volume group, add to ...) and press apply
Press on the newly created volume group name on the left side of the screen
Choose new iSCSI volume action from the drop down menu
Choose Create new target automatically option
Set iSCSI volume type (File I/O, Block I/O)
Enter the size of iSCSI volume and press apply
Press OK
Go to Windows iSCSI Initiator on the host machine and type DSS IP address in Target field
Press Connect
Go to Windows Server Manager → Disk Management to create appropriate file system
Done.
Article ID: 1433
Last updated: 13 Oct, 2011
Revision: 1
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