The iSCSI client uses Window's Event Viewer to log
messages. To view iSCSI client messages:
The following table describes various error conditions that can occur when
using the iSCSI client and recommended actions.
Symptom
| Recommended actions
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Adding a target failed.
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- Verify that the target machine is connected to the network by typing the
following command from a command line and pressing Enter:
ping IPAddress
where IPAddress is the IP address of the target.
- Verify that the target configuration is correct.
- Contact your system administrator to verify the target is up and
running.
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Removing a target failed.
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- Verify that no applications are using the drives on the target
machine.
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You cannot access an iSCSI drive.
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- Verify that the target is configured correctly.
- Verify that the drive is listed under Disk Drives in the Device
Manager.
- Verify that the network connection with the target machine by typing the
following command from a command line and pressing Enter:
ping IPAddress
where IPAddress is the IP address of the target machine.
- Verify that the target is up and running.
- Attempt to reconnect to the drive:
- Right-click the iSCSI client icon.
- Click Rescan for iSCSI Targets and Disks from the pop-up
menu.
- Contact your system administrator.
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The target is down.
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- Contact your system administrator.
- When the target is brought back up, attempt to reconnect to the
drive:
- Right-click the iSCSI client icon.
- Click Rescan for iSCSI Targets and Disks from the pop-up
menu.
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