Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 publicly available for Download…Supported in Production Environment !!!

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Yes, this is absolutely right. Microsoft just made available Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 for download publicly & it is completely supported in production environment. Read more before you deploy this in your production environment…

The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 provides storage (disks) over a TCP/IP network. It turns a computer running Windows Server into a storage device which provides shared block storage. You can use Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 to perform a variety of storage-related tasks, including the following: image

  • Provide shared storage for Hyper-V to enable high availability and live migration
  • Consolidate storage for multiple application servers (i.e. Microsoft SQL Server or Hyper-V)
  • Provide shared storage for applications hosted on a Windows failover cluster
  • Enable diskless computers to boot remotely from a single operating system image using iSCSI

The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 is an economical solution suited for a development or test environment and a small, medium, or branch office production environment. It enables storage consolidation and sharing on a Windows Server by implementing the iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) protocol, which supports SCSI-block access to a storage device over a TCP/IP network. For details on how to manage iSCSI targets, see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232606(WS.10).aspx.
This download package includes the following items:
Root:

  • x64:
    • iSCSItarget_public.msi: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 service component for Windows Server 2008 R2.
    • iSCSITargetClient_public.msi: Virtual Disk Service (VDS) provider, Volume Snapshot Service (VSS) provider, and high-performance computing (HPC) providers to support diskless boot in HPC clusters.
  • x86:
    • iSCSITargetClient_public.msi: VDS provider, VSS provider, and HPC providers to support diskless boot in HPC clusters.
  • Documentation:
    • iSCSItarget_Gstart_R2.doc: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 Getting Started Guide
    • iSCSI_33_relnotes.doc: Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 Release Notes
  • Autorun.inf: Automatically starts Index.htm to display install options
  • Index.html: Main menu page for installing software.
  • Bkgd-page-servers-dynagrid.jpg: Used by Index.html.
  • Copyright.jpg: Used by Index.html.
  • Wsr2logo.bmp: Used by Index.html.

You can read more about Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 over https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232597(WS.10).aspx

For more information & FAQ about this post, please visit the Jose Barreto's Blog who is a member of the File Server team at Microsoft Corporation.

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