StarPort Windows iSCSI Initiator

StarWind iSCSI Initiator iSCSI support enables connectivity to remote storage devices over a standard IP network, regardless of where the device resides; in the next room or on another continent.
With StarWind iSCSI Initiator and iSCSI you can gain full access to a device as though the device was installed on a local computer

Sleek graphical interface with plenty of tools

The application doesn't take long to install and it doesn't come with a complicated setup that you would need to complete before you can use it. StarPort Windows iSCSI Initiator sports a sleek and simplistic graphical interface, with all tools at hand and some nice features.
The first thing that you need to do after launching the application is to add a new device, you can select it from the menu and access it by right clicking the icon in the system tray.

Configure the application

After having mounted a remote iSCSI device you can inspect its properties. You can select the device in the console, right click on a device and select properties from the popup menu.
There's also the option to see if the device was created successfully. The application's functionality creates virtual disk based on two source devices called mirrors.
These devices can be local Image File-compatible virtual disks or remote iSCSI targets. The first mirror is the main (or primary) mirror. The second one is used for fail-over or backup purposes.

More features and tools

It comes with some additional features like re-partition, the option to format a remote hard disk drive with any file system, burn to a remote high-capacity Blu-Ray or HD-DVD burner.
In addition, you can implement automatic backup procedures to a remote tape drive auto loader, access remote storage devices connected through Serial and Parallel ATA and SCSI, Fibre Channel, USB or FireWire and more.
All in all, StarPort Windows iSCSI Initiator is a very nice software solution for connecting to remote storage appliances such as disk arrays, tape drives and more.