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