NAME¶
iscsi_initiator
—
kernel driver for the iSCSI protocol
SYNOPSIS¶
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel
configuration file:
device
iscsi_initiator
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following
line in
loader.conf(5):
iscsi_initiator_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION¶
The
iscsi_initiator
implements the kernel
side of the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) network protocol standard, the user land
companion is
iscontrol(8), and permits access to
remote
virtual SCSI devices via
cam(4).
SYSCTL VARIABLES¶
- debug.iscsi_initiator
- set the debug-level, 0 means no debugging, 9 for maximum.
- net.iscsi.isid
- the initiator part of the Session Identifier.
- kern.cam.cam_srch_hi=1
- allow search above LUN 7 for SCSI3 and greater devices.
- the following are informative only:
-
- net.iscsi.driver_version
- the current version of the driver.
- net.iscsi.sessions
- the number of current active sessions.
- net.iscsi.n.targetname
- is the targe name of session n.
- net.iscsi.n.targeaddress
- is the IP address of the target of session
n.
- net.iscsi.n.stats
- are some statistics for session n
- net.iscsi.n.pid
- is the process id of the userland side of
session n, see
iscontrol(8).
FILES¶
The
iscsi_initiator
driver creates the
following:
- /dev/iscsi
- used to create new sessions.
- /dev/iscsi%d
- for each new session.
SEE ALSO¶
cam(4),
camcontrol(8),
iscontrol(8)
STANDARDS¶
iSCSI RFC 3720
AUTHORS¶
This software was written by Daniel Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>
BUGS¶
The lun discovery method is old-fashioned.