I was wrong : MS iSCSI initiator is NOT limited to 2 Tb partition size. It can handle 4Tb or 8Tb partitions. I haven't tested bigger ...

You are right, I am wrong. Microsoft iSCSI initiator is able to handle big partitions 4 To or 8 To. It works. And my W2K3 Server does not freeze anymore with Microsoft iSCSI initiator and the Thecus N7700 Pro. The strange thing, and this is why I was so confused, is my old Thecus N5200 (with a 4 To ...

Last time I tested MS iSCSI initiator on Windows 2003 Server, the partition size was limited to 2 To. This is why I use StarPort.
I will check again ...

As far as I know MS iSCSI initiator is limited to 2 Tb partitions.

I made another test with partition smaller than 4 To (3,8 To) and the problem is still there. My server freezes when I write on the new iSCSI device (Thecus n7700 pro).

MS iSCSI initiator is limited in 2 Tb partition size.
StarPort iSCSI initiator is not limited you can create 4 Tb partitions and maybe more

Hi, I was using StarPort v.3.6.3 an a Windows 2003 Server and a Thecus N5200 (size 3.8 Tb). It was working very well. I chose StarPort iSCSI initiator because it can handle partitions size larger than 2Tb and Microsoft iSCSI initiator don't. I added a new Thecus N7700 (size 8 Tb) and I upgraded Star...