Tandberg Data NAS Hardware Viking FS-1500 - Manual (Page 141)

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9.
Using iSCSI Software Target
Some Tandberg Viking Series NAS appliances use the Microsoft®
Windows® Unified Data Storage Server 2003 operating system. This
operating system provides unified storage server management capabilities,
simplified setup and management of storage and shared folders, and
support for Microsoft iSCSI Software Target. It is specially tuned to provide
optimal performance for network-attached storage and provides significant
enhancements in share and storage management scenarios, as well as
integration of storage server management components and functionality.
This chapter describes features of the Microsoft® Windows® Unified Data
Storage Server 2003 operating system.
Notes
Not all Viking Series NAS appliances use the Microsoft®Windows® Unified Data
Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition operating system.
IMPORTANT
The Microsoft® Windows® Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64
Edition operating system is designed to support 32–bit applications without
modification; however, any 32–bit applications that are run on this operating system
should be thoroughly tested before releasing the storage server to a production
environment.
9.1. Microsoft iSCSI Software Target
The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target snap-in is a standard feature of
Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003. This snap-in makes it possible
not only for the storage server to connect to remote iSCSI targets, but also to
serve as an iSCSI target. With Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, you can
create and manage iSCSI targets, create and manage disks for storage, and
implement backup and recovery support using snapshots.
9.1.1. Virtual Disk Storage
The disks you create using iSCSI Software Target are iSCSI virtual disks,
which are files in the virtual hard disk (VHD) format. These virtual disks offer
flexible and effective storage. They are dynamically extendable to provide
extra capacity on demand, enable efficient storage utilization, and minimize
the time required to create new disks and the down time typically required to
install new disks.