An iSCSI target is a storage resource located on an iSCSI server (more generally, one of potentially many instances of iSCSI storage nodes running on that server) as a "target". An iSCSI target usually represents hard disk storage, often accessed using an Ethernet-based network.
Comparison chart Software packages are available to allow a customer to configure a computer with disk drives and a network interface to be an iSCSI target. Function FalconStor FreeNAS Microsoft Windows Storage Server Open-E Openfiler Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Snapshot Mirroring and Replication Thin Provisioning I/O caching Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Multi-user mutual CHAP authorization IPsec tunnelling Software RAID Virtual Optical Drive Virtual tape library Microsoft Management Console support PerfMon support High availability support , but unstable VHD support -CHAP Dynamically expanding file support Virtual Burner support EventViewer support MPIO Windows Volume Snapshot Service VMware integration toolkit Remote management Unlimited Network Interface Controller Support (Old v:1)Storage unlimited 64 TB 4/8/16 (more need additional license)
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