NAME
iscsi-target —
service remote iSCSI
requests
SYNOPSIS
iscsi-target |
[-46DV]
[-b block
length] [-f
configuration file]
[-p port
number] [-s
maximum number of sessions]
[-t target
name] [-v
verbose arg] |
DESCRIPTION
iscsi-target is the server for iSCSI requests from iSCSI
initiators.
iscsi-target listens for discovery and login
requests on the required port, and responds to those requests appropriately.
Options and operands available for
iscsi-target:
-
-
- -4
- iscsi-target will listen for IPv4
connections, and respond back using IPv4. This is the default address
family.
-
-
- -6
- iscsi-target will listen for IPv6
connections, and respond back using IPv6.
-
-
- -b
blocksize
- Specify the underlying block size for iSCSI storage which
will be served. The possible sizes are: 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096 bytes,
with the default being 512 bytes.
-
-
- -D
- When this option is specified,
iscsi-target will not detach itself from the controlling
tty, and will not become a daemon. This can be useful for debugging
purposes.
-
-
- -f
configfile
- Use the named file as the configuration file. The default
file can be found in /etc/iscsi/targets. See
targets(5) for more
information.
-
-
- -p
port number
- Use the port number provided as the argument as the port on
which to listen for iSCSI service requests from initiators.
-
-
- -s
maximum number of sessions
- Allow the maximum number of sessions to be initiated when
connecting to the target.
-
-
- -t
filename
- The target name (as it appears to the iSCSI initiator) can
be specified using this flag.
-
-
- -V
- iscsi-target will print the utility name
and version number, and the address for bug reports, and then exit.
-
-
- -v
argument
- The amount of information shown can be varied by using this
command. Possible values of argument are
net to show network-related information,
iscsi to show iSCSI protocol-related information,
scsi to show SCSI protocol information, and
all to show information from all of the above
arguments.
FILES
- /etc/iscsi/targets
- the list of exported storage
- /var/run/iscsi-target.pid
- the PID of the currently running
iscsi-target
SEE ALSO
targets(5)
HISTORY
The
iscsi-target utility first appeared in
NetBSD 4.0.