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1. Log on to SoftNAS StorageCenter.
   
   
2. In the Left Navigation Pane, select the iSCSI LUN Targets option under the Storage section.
   The iSCSI LUN Targets panel will be displayed. From here, configure and share storage using iSCSI. 
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3. By default, an empty iSCSI target will be presented for you. However, if you need more than one, click Create Target.
   Once the target is created, either double-click the empty target, or click Add LUN. 
   
   
   
   The iSCSI Add A LUN dialog box will be displayed. 
   
   
4. Either select the volume's block device from the dropdown (which will show available volumes)... 
   
   
   
   
   ...or check the box for Create a New Device, and enter the path, and the desired size to associate with the LUN.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Add LUN to link the block device to the iSCSI Target as a LUN.
   The LUN is created and added to the target.
   You may have to refresh the screen for the targets to present themselves.
    
   
   
   
   Note: Publish any number of block device volumes via a single iSCSI target. However, you can use the Create Target button to add new targets as needed. 

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1. To do so, on the iSCSI LUN Targets panel, select the LUN target and then click the Modify Settings option in the tool bar.
   
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   The Modify Target Settings dialog will be displayed. 
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2. In the Settings section, check the box in the Enable Write Cache field. This provides the option to cache incoming iSCSI write requests for faster I/O operations.
   
   
3. By default, targets have unrestricted access from any IP address. To restrict which iSCSI initiators are allowed to connect to the target, enter one or more comma-separated IP addresses (or DNS names, if using DNS) in the Allowed Initiators text entry box. Use the CIDN notation to provide a range of network addresses; e.g., 172.16.150.0/24 restricts access to iSCSI initiators in the 172.16.150.* subnet only.
   
   
4. In order to use login credentials while accessing the target, enter the user name in the User Name text entry box.
   
   
5. Enter the password in the User Password text entry box.
   
   
6. Click Save. 
   Note: To skip login credentials to the access target, then simply leave the User Name and User Password fields blank.
   
   
7. Once the required changes are made, click Save.
   
   
8. To enforce the changes, click Restart on the iSCSI LUN Targets panel. 

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For more information, refer to the SoftNAS Reference Guide or the operating system reference guide associated with an iSCSI initiator.