Dell PowerVault DP500 - Manual (Page 8)

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Introduction
• Snapshots are useful for fast system recovery of files and volumes, in case
of accidental data deletion by a user, overwritten data, or data corruption
resulting from a malicious program.
• Snapshots can be mounted locally or exported to facilitate backup and
recovery operations.
NOTE:
Snapshots are not an alternative to system/data backup.
Wizards
To support creation and management of iSCSI Targets, Virtual Disks, and
snapshots, the iSCSI Software Target console provides the following wizards:
• Create iSCSI Target Wizard—For more information, see "Creating the
Target" on page 9.
• Create Virtual Disk Wizard—For more information, see "Creating a
Virtual Disk" on page 11.
Quick Install Steps for Initiator-Target
Connection
This section is targeted towards advanced users that are familiar with the
following concepts:
• Operating iSCSI protocol
• Setting up iSCSI Initiator-Target connection
• Installing and setting up Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and Microsoft iSNS server
The following sections provide quick step-by-step instructions to set up an
iSCSI Target and to establish connection from an Initiator.
Method 1 (Discovery Using Target Portals)
This section describes the procedure for iSCSI Target discovery in Initiator
using direct Target portals. You can perform Target discovery by entering the
IP address of one of the NICs of PowerVault 500/PowerVault 600 storage
system that is configured for iSCSI traffic in the Initiator and thereby
enabling the Initiator to discover all Targets of this Target server.