Nano Server - How to Configure iSCSI Target Portal and MPIO on Nano Server Step by Step

Configuring iSCSI Target Portal and MPIO on Nano Server step by step

Before you start

• Review this post where I enabled the iSCSI and MPIO Services.
• Install the iSCSI and MPIO Features on your Nano Server
• Have the iSCSI NIC's configured with their IP's
• Connect to the Nano Server via PowerShell

Configuring iSCSI Target Services

• On the PowerShell session execute the following cmdlet:

#Enable and start the iSCSI Service on the Nano Server.
Set-Service –Name MSiSCSI –StartupType Automatic
Start-Service MSiSCSI
#Setup the iSCSI Target Portal make sure you set all your iSCSI NICS.
New-IscsiTargetPortal –TargetPortalAddress 10.x.x.01
New-IscsiTargetPortal –TargetPortalAddress 10.x.x.02
#Get all iSCSI configured NIC's and initiate the connection and also Multipath.
$Nics = Get-NetIPAddress –AddressFamily IPv4 -InterfaceAlias "(Your iSCSI Adapters)"
Get-IscsiTarget | Connect-IscsiTarget  -IsPersistent $True –IsMultipathEnabled $True –InitiatorPortalAddress $Nics.IPAddress

 

Map Disk From Storage (SAN)

This step may vary depending on your Storage system.

• Map Volumes to the Nano Server and then proceed to configure MPIO

Setup MPIO

• Run the following cmdlet to enable MPIO:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName MultiPathIO

Important: Microsoft has published a PowerShell script so it configures/claims disks for MPIO.
Download the MPIO on Nano Server Script

• Copy the sample script to a PowerShell and then copy to the Nano Server by utilizing the Explorer if not then the copy-item cmdlet.
• Run the script

Initialize SAN/iSCSI Volumes on the Nano Server

• On a Remote Server Manager session connect to your Nano Server and then navigate to File and Storage Services workspace then select Disks.

• Initialize the SAN(iSCSI) Volumes and then that's it now you have your iSCSI SAN storage configured on your Nano Server.