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You can configure Berryboot to install the operating system files to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI|iSCSI]] network storage, instead of storing them on the SD card. | You can configure Berryboot to install the operating system files to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI|iSCSI]] network storage, instead of storing them on the SD card. | ||
This improves performance, especially when using applications that write a lot to the file system. | This improves performance, especially when using applications that write a lot to the file system. | ||
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+ | ==== Requirements ==== | ||
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- | This tutorial shows how to do this with a Synology NAS device, however you could configure NAS devices from other vendors or a plain computer running Linux or FreeBSD to act as iSCSI target as well. | + | This tutorial shows how to hook up your Pi to a Synology NAS device, however you could configure NAS devices from other vendors or a plain computer running Linux or FreeBSD to act as iSCSI target as well. |
==== Creating the iSCSI target ==== | ==== Creating the iSCSI target ==== | ||
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- | 5) Enter the IQN you created earlier, the IP address of your NAS device, and the username and password if you enabled CHAP authentication earlier.\\ | + | 5) Enter the IQN you created earlier in the "**target** IQN" field, the IP address of your NAS device as "Server IP", and the username and password if you enabled CHAP authentication earlier.\\ |
+ | The default "initiator IQN" -identifying your Pi- is fine as-is.\\ | ||
If you need special network settings (e.g. if you want your Pi to use a static network configuration instead of DHCP) press "network settings" otherwise -> press "next" | If you need special network settings (e.g. if you want your Pi to use a static network configuration instead of DHCP) press "network settings" otherwise -> press "next" | ||