Initiator 

The driver that initiates SCSI requests to the iSCSI target. 

Target device 

The iSCSI storage component. 

Discovery 

The process that presents the initiator with a list of available targets. 

Discovery method  

The way in which the iSCSI targets can be found. Three methods are currently available: 

• Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) – Potential targets are discovered by interacting with one or more iSNS servers.

• SendTargets – Potential targets are discovered by using a discovery-address.

• Static – Static target addressing is configured.