
The solution is to create a GPO that makes the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service start automatically you’ll configure this in the Computer Configuration | Policies | Windows Settings | Security Settings | System Services within Group Policy. If you need to provision iSCSI storage to Windows Server Core or Hyper-V Server, it may not be immediately obvious how to do it. In the course of provisioning Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 in my home virtualization lab, I decided to leverage the Hyper-V Server standalone installation, which closely resembles Windows Server Core.

Rick Vanover describes how to configure iSCSI storage on Windows Server Core or Hyper-V Server. Provisioning storage to the Windows Server Core can be a challenge.

Configure the iSCSI initiator in Windows Server Core or Hyper-V Server
