Archives - Success: I got MHVTL to work on Windows via iSCSI

I got MHVTL to work on Windows via iSCSI . :shock:

I used Generic SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux from http://scst.sourceforge.net/
See this How to install scst on Gentoo Linux http://iscsi-scst.sourceforge.net/SCST_Gentoo_HOWTO.txt
or
http://iscsi-scst.sourceforge.net/iscsi-scst-howto.txt

I am using mhvtl release 0.18-1 http://sites.google.com/site/linuxvtl2/mhvtl-2009-12-15.tgz?attredirects=0

CODE: SELECT ALL: scst-mhvtl ~ # lsscsi -g [0:0:0:0] disk ATA VBOX HARDDISK 1.0 /dev/sda /dev/sg0 [0:0:1:0] cd/dvd VBOX CD-ROM 1.0 /dev/sr0 /dev/sg1 [2:0:0:0] mediumx SPECTRA PYTHON 5500 /dev/sch0 /dev/sg6 [2:0:1:0] tape QUANTUM SDLT600 5500 /dev/st0 /dev/sg2 [2:0:2:0] tape QUANTUM SDLT600 5500 /dev/st1 /dev/sg3 [2:0:3:0] tape IBM ULT3580-TD4 5500 /dev/st2 /dev/sg4 [2:0:4:0] tape IBM ULT3580-TD4 5500 /dev/st3 /dev/sg5 scst-mhvtl ~ #

CODE: SELECT ALL: scst-mhvtl ~ # modprobe scst scst-mhvtl ~ # modprobe scst_tape scst-mhvtl ~ # modprobe scst_changer scst-mhvtl ~ # cat /proc/scsi_tgt/scsi_tgt Device (host:ch:id:lun or name) Device handler 0:0:0:0 none 0:0:1:0 none 2:0:1:0 dev_tape 2:0:2:0 dev_tape 2:0:3:0 dev_tape 2:0:4:0 dev_tape 2:0:0:0 dev_changer

CODE: SELECT ALL: scst-mhvtl ~ # cat /etc/iscsi-scstd.conf Target iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:changer Target iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.1 Target iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.2 Target iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.3 Target iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.4

CODE: SELECT ALL: scst-mhvtl ~ # cat /etc/scst.conf [HANDLER changer] DEVICE 2:0:0:0 ################ [HANDLER tape] DEVICE 2:0:1:0 DEVICE 2:0:2:0 DEVICE 2:0:3:0 DEVICE 2:0:4:0 [GROUP Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:changer] [GROUP Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.1] [GROUP Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.2] [GROUP Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.3] [GROUP Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.4] [ASSIGNMENT Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:changer] DEVICE 2:0:0:0,0 [ASSIGNMENT Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.1] DEVICE 2:0:1:0,0 [ASSIGNMENT Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.2] DEVICE 2:0:2:0,0 [ASSIGNMENT Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.3] DEVICE 2:0:3:0,0 [ASSIGNMENT Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.4] DEVICE 2:0:4:0,0

CODE: SELECT ALL: /etc/init.d/scst start /etc/init.d/iscsi-scst start

CODE: SELECT ALL: scst-mhvtl ~ # scstadmin -sessions Collecting current configuration.. done. Target Name Initiator Name Group Name Command Count iscsi iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:scst-mhvtl-win2 Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.2 0 iscsi iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:scst-mhvtl-win2 Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.1 0 iscsi iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:scst-mhvtl-win2 Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:changer 0 iscsi iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:scst-mhvtl-win2 Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.4 0 iscsi iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:scst-mhvtl-win2 Default_iqn.2010-23.us.nimsa:tape.3 0 All done. scst-mhvtl ~ #

For an ISCSI initiator, I used Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.08 on Windows 2003.

I was able to connect to the targets and see the changer and drives. I had to install some drivers for the tape drives afterward.

Then I used networker to check the tape library and tape drives.

>>>>>>It all worked just fine.