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**Proceed to the [[How_to_use_the_iSCSI_Target_Service_on_the_Synology_DiskStation#Step_3:_2|iSCSI Target Advanced Options]] of the Synology DiskStation and enable '''Allow multiple sessions from one or more iSCSI Initiators''' | **Proceed to the [[How_to_use_the_iSCSI_Target_Service_on_the_Synology_DiskStation#Step_3:_2|iSCSI Target Advanced Options]] of the Synology DiskStation and enable '''Allow multiple sessions from one or more iSCSI Initiators''' | ||
**Use a Cluster-capable file system; <font color=red>failure to use the correct file system can and will result in data loss and corruption</font>. | **Use a Cluster-capable file system; <font color=red>failure to use the correct file system can and will result in data loss and corruption</font>. | ||
***A visual example would be to take a USB Hard drive and connect it to two different computers | ***A visual example would be to take a USB Hard drive and connect it to two different computers. Under normal conditions, neither computer would be aware of the other computer's changes, thus if they both access the same area of space on the hard drive to read/write data, data loss will occur. | ||
**Known cluster-capable file systems are | **Known cluster-capable file systems are | ||
***[[wikipedia:NTFS|Microsoft NTFS]] | ***[[wikipedia:NTFS|Microsoft NTFS]] |