New-IscsiServerTarget : Unable to connect to the computer

Question

I am trying to create an iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2025 Core (no GUI) which in running as a VM on Hyper-V.

My VM has 10 disks attached which I will further want to use as target disks.

But I am stuck at this step

PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-IscsiServerTarget -TargetName "RACStorage" -InitiatorId @("IPAddress:192.168.100.3","IPAddress:192.168.100.4")

New-IscsiServerTarget : Unable to connect to the computer.

At line:1 char:1

• New-IscsiServerTarget -TargetName "RACStorage" -InitiatorId @("IPAddr ...

• 
      + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Iscsi...rd errorRecord):IscsiCmdException) [New-IscsiServerTarget], IscsiCmdException 
  
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Utility\_ConnectionScopeInvalidComputerName,Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.NewIscsiServerTargetCommand
  
  

which is ran inside the VM.
How can I resolve this?

The role is installed

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WindowsFeature fs-iscsitarget-server

Display Name Name Install State

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    [X] iSCSI Target Server                         FS-iSCSITarget-Server          Installed

Answer 1

Figured it out: my computer name was larger than 15 characters. That is why

Unable to connect to the computer

Answer 2

Hi Octavian-Codrut Popescu,

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Answer 3

I already answered my own question.