Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 now available for download

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 is now available for download. iSCSI Software Target is an optional Windows Server component that provides centralized, software-based and hardware-independent iSCSI disk subsystems in storage area networks (SANs).

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:

• 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 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232606(WS.10).aspx

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 available for download at the link below:
iSCSITarget33-QFE.exe

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.

System requirements

• Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Processor: PC with a 1GHz or higher
• Memory: 2GB of available memory or more is recommended

Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 available for download at:
iSCSITarget33-QFE.exe

Source: Download details - Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3