Trouble connecting Hyper-V hosts to StarWind VSAN storage
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2025 11:56 am
Hi everyone,
I’m setting up a small StarWind VSAN lab with two Hyper-V hosts and running into a problem. The StarWind service is up and I’ve created the devices, but when I try to connect from the Hyper-V hosts, the iSCSI initiator doesn’t seem to discover the targets properly. It just times out after a while.
I’ve already checked basic networking — both hosts and the VSAN node can ping each other — but I’m not sure if I missed something in terms of firewall rules or configuration on the StarWind side. I also wonder if there’s a specific step needed to make the targets visible in Hyper-V that I might have overlooked.
Has anyone else had this issue? I’d really appreciate some guidance on what I should double-check first.
Thanks!
I’m setting up a small StarWind VSAN lab with two Hyper-V hosts and running into a problem. The StarWind service is up and I’ve created the devices, but when I try to connect from the Hyper-V hosts, the iSCSI initiator doesn’t seem to discover the targets properly. It just times out after a while.
I’ve already checked basic networking — both hosts and the VSAN node can ping each other — but I’m not sure if I missed something in terms of firewall rules or configuration on the StarWind side. I also wonder if there’s a specific step needed to make the targets visible in Hyper-V that I might have overlooked.
Has anyone else had this issue? I’d really appreciate some guidance on what I should double-check first.
Thanks!