Block (iSCSI) Share Target Screens

The Sharing screen opens after you click Shares on the main navigation panel. Block (iSCSI) Shares Targets Widget The Block (iSCSI) Shares Targets widget displays the widget toolbar with the status of the iSCSI service. Click Configure to open the iSCSI screen on the Target Global Configuration tab. Click Wizard to open the Wizard iSCSI screen. After adding an iSCSI target or share, the widget toolbar displays the STOPPED service status in red and includes the share below.

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Networking Recommendations

Follow these best practices for a stable and performant network. These generally apply to either TrueNAS CORE or TrueNAS SCALE, unless specified, but each software might place the related options in slightly different web interface locations. iXsystems welcomes contributions from members of the TrueNAS community! Use the Feedback button on the right side or click Edit Page at the top right of this page to suggest your own networking tips and tricks.

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Using an iSCSI Share

Connecting to and using an iSCSI share can differ between operating systems. This article provides instructions on setting up a Linux and Windows system to use the TrueNAS iSCSI block share. Using Linux iSCSI Utilities and Service In this section, you start the iSCSI service, log in to the share, and obtain the configured basename and target. You also partition the iSCSI disk, make a file system for the share, mount it, and share data.

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Increasing iSCSI Available Storage

Expanding LUNs TrueNAS lets users expand Zvol and file-based LUNs to increase the available storage in an iSCSI share. Zvol LUNs To expand a Zvol LUN, go to Datasets and click the Zvol LUN name. The Zvol Details widget displays. Click the Edit button. Figure 1: Edit Zvol LUN Enter a new size in Size for this zvol, then click Save. Figure 2: Change the Zvol Size TrueNAS prevents data loss by not allowing users to reduce the Zvol size.

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