NAME

       isnsd - iSNS server daemon

SYNOPSIS

       isnsd [-f] [-4] [-6] [-c filename] [-d debug-facility] [--dump-db] [--init]

DESCRIPTION

       Isnsd  implements  the iSNS protocol as defined in RFC 4171.  iSNS is a discovery protocol
       for iSCSI and iFCP.

OPTIONS

       By  default,  isnsd  will  take  most  of  its  settings  from  the   configuration   file
       /etc/isns/isnsd.conf, with the exception of the following options:

       --config filename, -c filename
              This option overrides the default configuration file.

       --foreground,-f
              By  default,  isnsd will put itself into the background. By specifying this option,
              you can tell it to run in the foreground. Any error messages or debug  output  will
              be printed to the console rather than being sent to syslog.

       -4     tells  isnsd  to  create  an IPv4 socket only. Normally, it defaults to IPv6 (which
              will accept both IPv4 and IPv6 connections).

       -6     tells isnsd explicitly to create an IPv6 socket only. Since  it  defaults  to  IPv6
              anyway, this is really a no-op.

       --debug facility, -d facility
              enables debugging. Valid facilities are

                    ┌────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │socket  │ network send/receive                                │
                    │auth    │ authentication and security related information     │
                    │message │ iSNS protocol layer                                 │
                    │state   │ database state                                      │
                    │scn     │ SCN (state change notification) messages            │
                    │esi     │ ESI (entity status inquiry) messages                │
                    │all     │ all of the above                                    │
                    └────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
       --dump-db
              This  is  a  helper  function that will read the database from the file system, and
              display it in human readable form. When using this option, isnsd will not open  any
              sockets, and terminate immediately after display the database.

              This  option  is  intended to be used by the administrator when suspecting that the
              database contains bad/inconsistent information.

       --init This option will create the server's  authentication  key,  and  the  required  DSA
              parameters.  The  private key is stored in the file specified by the AuthKey option
              (usually /etc/isns/auth_key).  The public portion of the key  is  written  to  same
              directory, with the suffix .pub appended to the key file name.

SEE ALSO

       RFC 4171, isnsadm(8), isnsdd(8), isns_config(5).

AUTHORS

       Olaf Kirch <olaf.kirch@oracle.com>

                                           11 May 2007                                   ISNSD(8)