Connects a server, acting as the client, to storage that iSCSI targets offer.
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Terms in this definition
- General-purpose v1
The older storage account kind (
Storage), which lacks access tiers, Archive and premium file shares and retires on 13 October 2026. Converting to ZRS requires first upgrading to GPv2, a one-way change. - iSCSI
Protocol that carries block storage over TCP on port 3260. When recovering files, Azure Backup's script mounts recovery point disks as local volumes using it.
Related terms
- IQN
One of the naming formats (EUI is the other) used to give every iSCSI initiator and target a globally unique identity. An ESX host creates one automatically for each of its initiators.