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Configure iSCSI share (CHAP authentication)

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To configure your iSCSI share,

  1. Connect to the IDrive BMR device interface.
  2. Go to Backup > Network Shares > iSCSI. All the network shares are displayed here.
  3. Click  settings-icon__1_.png corresponding to the required network share. The iSCSI share settings screen appears.

    ISCSI create share

  4. Click  edit-icon.png corresponding to CHAP and configure CHAP authentication for initiating an iSCSI session.
    Note:
    • CHAP authentication is recommended for the identity verification of the remote client(s).
    • CHAP authentication can be negotiated in both directions for mutual authentication between the client and the iSCSI target, via Mutual CHAP Authentication.
    • CHAP authentication needs to be enabled for configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication.
  5. Click  edit-icon.png corresponding to the Snapshot interval field, set the frequency for capturing the local snapshots, and schedule the backups as Daily,Weekdays, Weekend, or select Custom and choose the days.

    ISCSI create share

  6. Edit the start and end time for backup.
    Note: Here, Start time and End time are soft cut-offs. The actual start time is dependent on the backup pipeline and the actual end time is dependent on the ongoing tasks that are in progress.
  7. In the Snapshot retention settings section, use the slider to set the limit for retaining local snapshots. You can retain up to 100 local snapshots of an iSCI share.
  8. Click Save to save the local snapshot settings.