Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target: Is it the same as the downloadable target for Windows Server 2008 R2?

re: Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target: Is it the same as the downloadable target for Windows Server 2008 R2?

Ben — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:23:33 GMT

Hi Martin,

In Windows Storage Server 2008, we have some data about iSCSI Target 3.3, e.g. Max iSCSI Simultaneous Sessions is 64, while in Windows Storage Server 2012, we don’t have the data.

Could you please help to figure out Max iSCSI Simultaneous Sessions in WSS 2012?

Thank you!

re: Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target: Is it the same as the downloadable target for Windows Server 2008 R2?

Баф — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:14:02 GMT

Rick, thanks!

Now all is clear for me.

re: Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target: Is it the same as the downloadable target for Windows Server 2008 R2?

Rick Bergman — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:01:27 GMT

Баф,

You are correct that Windows Server 2012 can have iSCSI Targets bigger than 2Tb in size, in fact they can go up to 16Tb in size with Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target. VHD's that are larger than 2Tb, the portability between iSCSI and Hyper-V is constrained. If there is a need to have that portability, then don't make the VHD any larger than 2Tb and they should work.

There is a great table that explains the VHD compatibility between iSCSI and Hyper-V in the following blog.

Introduction of iSCSI Target in Windows Server 2012

blogs.technet.com/.../introduction-of-iscsi-target-in-windows-server-2012.aspx

re: Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target: Is it the same as the downloadable target for Windows Server 2008 R2?

Баф — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:22:16 GMT

Am I right, that iSCSI Target based on the 2012 Server couldn't make a LUN bigger than 2Tb?