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iSCSICLI Batch file to quickly connect to an iSCSI target

This script can be run from the command line including Server Core to quickly connect to an iSCSI target

Pre-Requisites:

  1. Windows host running the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator  (You can check the iSCSI initiator location guide on how to get the initiator here:  

https://blogs.msdn.com/san/archive/2008/07/28/microsoft-iscsi-software-initiator-location-guide.aspx

      2. Pre-configured iSCSI target. You will first need to create a LUN on your iSCSI target. A list of supported targets   is here:  https://blogs.msdn.com/san/archive/2008/08/04/logo-listings-for-enterprise-storage-arrays.aspx

@ECHO OFF

SETLOCAL

setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

REM - Batch file quick connect to an iSCSI Target.

REM - 1. First add portal for the IP address that has been entered. 

REM - 2. List Targets.

REM - 3. If only one target is listed, then logon.

REM - 4. Mark it persistent.

REM - 5. Done.

SET ipaddress=%1

echo "Trying to add target %1 for discovery"

iscsicli QAddTargetPortal %ipaddress%

REM – Find out the number of Targets discovered for the portal address

SET _count=0

FOR /F "usebackq skip=1" %%G IN (`iscsicli ListTargets`) DO (

SET _cmp=%%G

SET _result=!_Cmp:~0,4!

REM - Get a valid IQN Name.

IF !_RESULT!==iqn. (

set TargetName=!_cmp!

SET /a _count = _count + 1

)

)

REM - Check if there is only one target.

if !_count! equ 1 (

echo "Found A Target - %TargetName%: Attempt to login"

iscsicli QLoginTarget %TargetName%

Echo “Mark the target as a persistent target”

iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget %TargetName% * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

) ELSE (

echo "Did not find a single Target to login"

)