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:

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 userland 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.