After you set up initiator access to the LUN group, you must initialize and format each LUN in the LUN group. For more information see the How do I configure an iSCSI initiator on my ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system?
The following procedure uses the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator, which is freely available online and is integrated in Windows 7.
Note: If you use an operating system other than Windows, the steps are different, but the basic tasks remain the same.
To initialize and format LUNs in the LUN group:
1. Open the Windows Disk Management application.
Each LUN in the LUN group displays as an unallocated disk that needs to be initialized and formatted.
Tip: If the disks do not display, select Action > Refresh in the Disk Management window.
2. Initialize unallocated disks:
a. Select an unallocated disk by clicking it.
b. In the Disk Management window, select Action > All Tasks > Initialize Disk.
c. Select the check box next to each unallocated disk that you want to initialize.
d. Select the partition style that you want to use for the selected disks.
e. Click the OK button.
The selected disks are initialized.
3. Format an initialized disk:
a. Select the disk that you want to format.
Selected disks are shaded.
b. In the Disk Management window, select Action > All Tasks > New Simple Volume.
The New Simple Volume Wizard pop-up screen displays.
c. Follow the default wizard formatting steps.
4. Repeat Step 3 for each initialized disk (LUN) that you want to access.
The LUNs are formatted as hard disk drives and are accessible through Windows Explorer.
This article applies to the following ReadyNAS and EDA storage system models:
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ReadyNAS 102
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ReadyNAS 104
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ReadyNAS 312
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ReadyNAS 314
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ReadyNAS 316
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ReadyNAS 516
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ReadyNAS 2120
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ReadyNAS 3220
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ReadyNAS 4220
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EDA 500