How to Create a New iSCSI Pool in SynetoOS 6

Written By Sebastian Sime (Administrator)

Updated at June 11th, 2026

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→ Applies to: SynetoOS 6.0.3 and above

Ensure the following prerequisites are met before starting:

  • An iSCSI target has already been added to the appliance
  • At least one iSCSI disk is visible and not currently assigned to any existing pool

 

Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI

Step 2. From the Storage menu, click on iSCSI

 

Step 3. Click on Create iSCSI pool now

 

Step 4. Fill the pool Name

 

Step 5. Leave the Redundancy value set to 0, as redundancy is managed directly at the NAS level

 

Step 6. From the Data groups field click on the plus icon

 

Step 7. Choose the iSCSI drives to include in the pool, then click Add

 

Step 8. Review and Confirm, then click on Create

Wait to complete

 

Step 9. Check pool integrity ("How to Configure Pools Integrity Checks in SynetoOS 6")

 

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