Changes to system registry to optimize the initiator
You can change the system registry to optimize the iSCSI operation.
For reliable iSCSI operation during system maintenance, you can update these values in the system
registry. See Table 1. In
addition, you can also update the system registry to change the delayed acknowledgment settings to
address slow performance with iSCSI operations between systems. For details, see the section
"Addressing Slow Performance with iSCSI clusters" in the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator
Version 2.X Users Guide.
Registry key | Type | Value (decimal) |
---|---|---|
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E97B-E325-11CE- BFC1-08002BE10318}\bus id\Parameters\LinkDownTime |
DWORD | 120 |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E97B-E325-11CE- BFC1-08002BE10318}\bus id\Parameters\MaxRequestHoldTime |
DWORD | 120 |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk\TimeOutValue | DWORD | 60 |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E97B-E325-11CE- BFC1-08002BE10318}\bus id\Parameters\ MaxPendingRequests |
DWORD | 2048 |
Note: You must restart the computer for these changes to take effect.