diff --git a/cleanupInitializedVolume b/cleanupInitializedVolume
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ee5f33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cleanupInitializedVolume
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+IQN=$1
+
+if [[ -z "${IQN}" ]]; then
+	echo "usage: $0 TargetIQN"
+        echo ""
+
+	exit
+fi
+
+umount /mnt/iSCSI_${IQN}
+rm -rf /mnt/iSCSI_${IQN}
+iscsiadm -m node -T ${IQN} -u
+
diff --git a/initializeVolume b/initializeVolume
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3cee866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initializeVolume
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+IQN=$1
+HOST=$2
+
+if [[ -z "${IQN}" || -z "${HOST}" ]]; then
+	echo "usage: $0 TargetIQN Host"
+        echo ""
+
+	exit
+fi
+
+iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -o update -p ${HOST} &> /dev/null
+iscsiadm -m node -T ${IQN} -p ${HOST} -l
+
+sleep 0.5
+
+DEVICEPATH=$(ls /dev/disk/by-path | grep "${IQN}" | head -n 1)
+DEVICE=$(readlink -nf /dev/disk/by-path/${DEVICEPATH})
+
+FILESYSTEM=$(blkid ${DEVICE})
+if [ -z "${FILESYSTEM}" ]; then
+	mkfs.ext4 ${DEVICE}
+fi
+
+mkdir -p /mnt/iSCSI_${IQN}
+mount ${DEVICE} /mnt/iSCSI_${IQN}
+
+#umount /mnt/iSCSI_${IQN}
+#rm -rf /mnt/iSCSI_${IQN}
+#iscsiadm -m node -T ${IQN} -p ${HOST} -u
+