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ef8e7823 | 25 | .\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man4/iscsi_initiator.4,v 1.2 2007/07/24 18:08:16 brueffer Exp $ |
e25c779e | 26 | .\" |
ef8e7823 | 27 | .Dd August 24, 2009 |
e25c779e | 28 | .Dt ISCSI_INITIATOR 4 |
fb5b3747 | 29 | .Os |
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30 | .Sh NAME |
31 | .Nm iscsi_initiator | |
32 | .Nd kernel driver for the iSCSI protocol | |
33 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
34 | To compile this driver into the kernel, | |
35 | place the following lines in your | |
36 | kernel configuration file: | |
37 | .Bd -ragged -offset indent | |
38 | .Cd "device iscsi_initiator" | |
39 | .Ed | |
40 | .Pp | |
41 | Alternatively, to load the driver as a | |
42 | module at boot time, place the following line in | |
43 | .Xr loader.conf 5 : | |
44 | .Bd -literal -offset indent | |
45 | iscsi_initiator_load="YES" | |
46 | .Ed | |
47 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
48 | The | |
49 | .Nm | |
50 | implements the kernel side of the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) network | |
51 | protocol standard, the user land companion is | |
52 | .Xr iscontrol 8 , | |
53 | and permits access to remote | |
54 | .Em virtual | |
55 | SCSI devices via | |
56 | .Xr cam 4 . | |
57 | .Sh SYSCTL VARIABLES | |
58 | .Bl -tag -width ".Va net.iscsi.n.targeaddress" | |
59 | .It Va debug.iscsi_initiator | |
60 | set the debug-level, 0 means no debugging, 9 for maximum. | |
61 | .It Va net.iscsi.isid | |
62 | the initiator part of the Session Identifier. | |
63 | .It "the following are informative only:" | |
64 | .It Va net.iscsi.driver_version | |
65 | the current version of the driver. | |
66 | .It Va net.iscsi.sessions | |
67 | the number of current active sessions. | |
68 | .It Va net.iscsi.n.targetname | |
69 | is the targe name of session | |
70 | .Em n . | |
71 | .It Va net.iscsi.n.targeaddress | |
72 | is the IP address of the target of session | |
73 | .Em n . | |
74 | .It Va net.iscsi.n.stats | |
75 | are some statistics for session | |
d66f7d85 | 76 | .Em n |
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77 | .It Va net.iscsi.n.pid |
78 | is the | |
79 | .Em "process id" | |
80 | of the userland side of session | |
81 | .Em n , | |
82 | see | |
83 | .Xr iscontrol 8 . | |
84 | .El | |
85 | .Sh FILES | |
86 | The | |
87 | .Nm | |
88 | driver creates the following: | |
e25c779e | 89 | .Pp |
ef8e7823 | 90 | .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /dev/iscsi%dxx" -compact |
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91 | .It Pa /dev/iscsi |
92 | used to create new sessions. | |
93 | .It Pa /dev/iscsi%d | |
94 | for each new session. | |
95 | .El | |
96 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
97 | .Xr cam 4 , | |
98 | .Xr camcontrol 8 , | |
99 | .Xr iscontrol 8 | |
100 | .Sh STANDARDS | |
101 | iSCSI RFC 3720 | |
102 | .\" .Sh HISTORY | |
103 | .\" .Sh AUTHORS | |
104 | .Sh BUGS | |
105 | The lun discovery method is old-fashioned. |