User's Manual

MANAGING STORAGE ON WD MY CLOUD
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WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 
iSCSI Storage
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is an industry standard developed to enable transmission of iSCSI
block storage commands and data over an existing IP network by using the TCP/IP
protocol. The encapsulated iSCSI commands and data can be transmitted over a local area
network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). As with traditional iSCSI, an iSCSI storage
solution requires at least one “initiator” residing on the client computer and at least one
“target” residing on the storage server.
Once the connection is established between the
iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI target, the
operating system on the iSCSI initiator sees the storage as a local storage device that can
be formatted, read, and written in the usual manner.
Your WD My Cloud device allows you to create and manage iSCSI targets. The iSCSI target
pr
ovides storage, similar to a local hard disk drive, but is accessed over a network rather
than locally. The iSCSI target is protected by the underlying RAID structure of the WD My
Cloud device.
iSCSI Roles

Initiator: A client computer that accesses storage devices using iSCSI commands
over an IP network.
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Ta rge t : A network-attached storage device that provides access to logical disks
(which can be created on the WD My Cloud device).
Creating an iSCSI Target
Use the following steps to create an iSCSI target
1. On the Storage page, click iSCSI, if not
already selected.
2. Under iSCSI Targets, click the toggle button to ON to enable iSCSI.
3. Click Cr
eate iSCSI Target at the bottom of the screen.
4. On the Create iSCSI Target screen, enter the
following information:
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Alias: The alias should be a descriptive name for your target.
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Created On: Select the Volume where you’d like the iSCSI target to reside.
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Size: The size of your target and the unit of information for that size (e.g. GB, TB)