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NAME

       iscsiadm - open-iscsi administration utility

SYNOPSIS

       iscsiadm   -m   discoverydb   [-hV]   [-d   debug_level]   [-P   printlevel]   [-I   iface
       -t type -p ip:port [-lD] ] | [ [-p ip:port -t type] [-o operation] [-n  name]  [-v  value]
       [-lD] ]

       iscsiadm  -m  discovery  [-hV]  [-d  debug_level] [-P printlevel] [-I iface] [-t type] [-p
       ip:port] [-l]

       iscsiadm -m node [-hV] [-d debug_level] [-P printlevel]  [-L  all,manual,automatic,onboot]
       [-W]   [-U   all,manual,automatic,onboot]   [-S]  [  [-T  targetname -p ip:port -I  iface]
       [-l|-u|-R|-s] ] [ [-o operation] [-n name] [-v value] [-p ip:port] ]

       iscsiadm -m session [-hV] [-d debug_level] [-P  printlevel]  [-r  sessionid|sysfsdir  [-R]
       [-u|-s|-o new] ]

       iscsiadm  -m iface [-hV] [-d debug_level] [-P printlevel] [-I ifacename | -H hostno|MAC] [
       [-o operation] [-n name] [-v value] ] [ -C ping [-a ip] [-b  packetsize]  [-c  count]  [-i
       interval] ]

       iscsiadm -m fw [-d debug_level] [-l] [-W] [-n name] [-v value]

       iscsiadm  -m  host  [-P  printlevel]  [-H hostno|MAC] [ [-C chap [-x chap_tbl_idx] ] | [-C
       flashnode [-A portal_type] [-x flashnode_idx] ] | [-C stats] ] [ [-o operation] [-n  name]
       [-v value] ]

       iscsiadm -k priority

DESCRIPTION

       The iscsiadm utility is a command-line tool allowing discovery and login to iSCSI targets,
       as well as access and management of the open-iscsi database.

       Open-iscsi does not use the term node as defined by the iSCSI  RFC,  where  a  node  is  a
       single  iSCSI initiator or target. Open-iscsi uses the term node to refer to a portal on a
       target.

       For session mode, a session id (sid) is used. The sid of a session can be found by running
       iscsiadm  -m  session -P 1. The session id and sysfs path are not currently persistent and
       is partially determined by when the session is setup.

NOTES

       Many of the node and discovery operations  require  that  the  iSCSI  daemon  (iscsid)  be
       running.  If running on a system that uses systemd, the daemon may start up automatically,
       if enabled, when needed.

       Open-iscsi has two groups of files it needs to store or get access to, while running:  the
       HOMEDIR and the DBROOT. The following describes them:

       Home Directory
              The  home  directory  for  open-iscsi  is  /etc/iscsi.  This is where it keeps it's
              configuration    file    (iscsid.conf)    and    it's    initiator    name     file
              (initiatorname.iscsi).

       Database Root Directory
              The  database  root  directory for open-iscsi is /etc/iscsi. This is where it keeps
              its flat database files, such as it's list of nodes (see below).

OPTIONS

       -a, --ip=ipaddr
              ipaddr can be IPv4 or IPv6.

              This option is only valid for ping submode.

       -A, --portal_type=[ipv4|ipv6]
              Specify the portal type for the new flash node entry to be created.

              This option is only valid for flashnode submode of host  mode  and  only  with  new
              operation.

       -b, --packetsize=packetsize
              Specify the ping packetsize.

              This option is only valid for ping submode.

       -c, --count=count
              count specifies the number of ping iterations.

              This option is only valid for ping submode.

       -C, --submode=op
              Specify the submode for mode. op must be name of submode.

              Currently iscsiadm supports ping as a submode for iface. For example:

              iscsiadm -m iface -I ifacename -C ping -a ipaddr -b packetsize -c count -i interval

              For host, it supports chap, flashnode and stats as submodes. For example:

              iscsiadm -m host -H hostno -C chap -x chap_tbl_idx -o operation

              iscsiadm -m host -H hostno -C flashnode -x flashnode_idx -o operation

              iscsiadm -m host -H hostno -C stats

       -d, --debug=debug_level
              print debugging information. Valid values for debug_level are 0 to 8.

       -h, --help
              display help text and exit

       -H, --host=[hostno|MAC]
              The  host  argument specifies the SCSI host to use for the operation. It can be the
              scsi host number assigned to the host by  the  kernel's  scsi  layer,  or  the  MAC
              address of a scsi host.

       -i, --interval=interval
              interval specifies the delay between two ping iterations.

              This option is only valid for ping submode.

       -I, --interface=[iface]
              The  interface  argument  specifies  the  iSCSI interface to use for the operation.
              iSCSI interfaces (iface) are defined in /etc/iscsi/ifaces. For hardware iSCSI (e.g.
              qla4xxx)  the iface configuration must have the hardware address (iface.hwaddress =
              port's MAC  address)  and  the  driver/transport_name  (iface.transport_name).  The
              iface's  name  is then the filename of the iface configuration. For software iSCSI,
              the iface configuration must have either the hardware address (iface.hwaddress), or
              the  network  layer's  interface  name  (iface.net_ifacename), and it must have the
              driver/transport_name.

              The available drivers/iscsi_transports are tcp (software iSCSI over  TCP/IP),  iser
              (software iSCSI over InfiniBand), qla4xxx (Qlogic 4XXXX and 82XXX HBAs), cxgb3i and
              cxgb4i (Chelsio T3  and  T4  adapters),  bnx2i  (QLogic  Netextreme  II  adapters),
              be2iscsi  (Emulex  10G  adapter),  qedi  (QLogic QEDI 25/40/100Gb adapter), and ocs
              (Emulex One Connect storage).  Some of these are considered experimental,  as  they
              are not fully tested.

              The  hwaddress is the MAC address or for software iSCSI it may be the special value
              default which directs the initiator to not bind the session to a specific  hardware
              resource  and  instead  allow the network or InfiniBand layer to decide what to do.
              There is no need to create an iface configuration with the default behavior. If you
              do not specify an iface, then the default behavior is used.

              As mentioned above there is a special iface name default. There are others which do
              not bind the session to a specific card,  but  instead  bind  the  session  to  the
              transport: iser, cxgb3i, cxgb4i, and bnx2i.

              In  discovery  mode  multiple  interfaces  can  be specified by passing in multiple
              -I/--interface instances. For example:

              sh# iscsiadm -m discoverydb -t st -p ip:port -I iface0 -I iface2 --discover

              Will direct iscsiadm to setup the node db  to  create  records  which  will  create
              sessions through the two interfaces passed in.

              In node mode, only a single interface is supported in each call to iscsiadm.

              This option is valid for discovery, node and iface modes.

       -k, --killiscsid=[priority]
              Currently  priority  must be zero. This will immediately stop all iscsid operations
              and shutdown iscsid. It does not logout any sessions. Running this command  is  the
              same as doing killall iscsid. Neither should normally be used, because if iscsid is
              doing error recovery or if there is an error  while  iscsid  is  not  running,  the
              system  may not be able to recover.  This command and iscsid's SIGTERM handling are
              experimental.

       -D, --discover
              Discover targets using the  discovery  record  with  the  recid  matching  the  the
              discovery  type  and  portal  passed in. If there is no matching record, it will be
              created using the iscsid.conf discovery  settings.   This  must  be  passed  in  to
              discoverydb mode to instruct iscsiadm to perform discovery.

              This option is only valid for SendTargets discovery mode.

       -l, --login
              For  node  and  fw modes, login to a specified record. For discovery mode, login to
              all discovered targets.

              This option is only valid for discovery, node, and fw modes.   For  fw  mode  only,
              name and value pairs can optionally be passed in, so that those values get used for
              the sessions created. In this case, no op is needed, since update is assumed.

       -L, --loginall=[all|manual|automatic|onboot]
              For node mode, login to all sessions with the node or conn startup values passed in
              or all running session, except ones marked onboot, if all is passed in.

              This option is only valid for node mode (it is valid but not functional for session
              mode).

       -W, ---no_wait
              In node, discovery, or fw (firmware) mode, do not wait  for  a  response  from  the
              target(s).  This means that success will be returned if the command is able to send
              the login requests, whether or not they succeed. In this case, it will be up to the
              caller to poll for success (i.e. session creation).

       -m, --mode op
              specify  the  mode. op must be one of discovery, discoverydb, node, fw, host, iface
              or session.

              If no other options are specified: for discovery, discoverydb and node mode, all of
              their  respective  records are displayed; for session mode, all active sessions and
              connections are displayed; for fw mode, all boot firmware values are displayed; for
              host  mode, all iSCSI hosts are displayed; and for iface mode, all interfaces setup
              in /etc/iscsi/ifaces are displayed.

       -n, --name=name
              In node mode, specify a field name in a record. In flashnode submode of host  mode,
              specify name of the flash node parameter.

              For use with the update operator.

       -o, --op=op
              Specifies  a  database  operator op. op must be one of new, delete, update, show or
              nonpersistent.

              For iface mode, apply and applyall are also applicable.

              For flashnode submode of host mode, login and logout are also applicable.

              This option is valid for all modes except fw.  Delete  should  not  be  used  on  a
              running  session.  If  it  is  iscsiadm  will  stop the session and then delete the
              record.

              An op of new creates a new database record for a given object. In  node  mode,  the
              recid  is  the  target  name  and portal (IP:port). In iface mode, the recid is the
              iface name. In discovery mode, the recid is the portal and discovery type.

              In session mode, the new operation logs in  a  new  session  using  the  same  node
              database and iface information as the specified session.

              In  discovery mode, if the recid and new operation is passed in, but the --discover
              argument is not passed in, then iscsiadm will only create a  discovery  record  (it
              will  not  perform  discovery).  If  the  --discover argument is passed in with the
              portal and discovery type, then  iscsiadm  will  create  the  discovery  record  if
              needed,  and  it will create records for portals returned by the target that do not
              yet have a node DB record.

              Setting op to delete deletes the specified recid. In discovery mode, if iscsiadm is
              performing  discovery,  it  will  delete  records  for  portals  that are no longer
              returned.

              Setting op to update will update the recid with name to  the  specified  value.  In
              discovery  mode,  if  iscsiadm  is  performing  discovery the recid, name and value
              arguments are not needed. The update operation will operate on the portals returned
              by  the  target,  and  will  update  the  node  records  with  information from the
              configuration file and command line.

              The op value of show is the default behaviour for node, discovery and  iface  mode.
              It  is  also used when there are no commands passed into session mode and a running
              sid is passed in.  If name and value are passed in, they are currently  ignored  in
              show mode.

              An op value of nonpersistent instructs iscsiadm to not manipulate the node DB.

              An  op  value  of  apply  will  cause  the  network  settings to take effect on the
              specified iface.

              An op value of applyall will cause the network settings to take effect on  all  the
              ifaces whose MAC address or host number matches that of the specific host.

              An op value of login will log into the specified flash node entry.

              An op value of logout does the logout from the given flash node entry.

       -p, --portal=ip[:port]
              Use  target  portal  with IP address ip and port port. If port is not passed in the
              default value of 3260 is used.

              IPv6 addresses can be specified as [ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd]:port or ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd.

              Hostnames can also be used for the ip argument.

              This option is only valid for discovery,  or  for  node  operations  with  the  new
              operator.

              This  should  be  used  along with --target in node mode, to specify what the open-
              iscsi documents refer to as a node or node record. Note: open-iscsi's  use  of  the
              word node, does not match the iSCSI RFC's iSCSI Node term.

       -P, --print=printlevel
              If  in  node  mode print nodes in tree format. If in session mode print sessions in
              tree format. If in discovery mode print the nodes in tree format.

       -T, --targetname=targetname
              Use target targetname.

              This should be used along with --portal in node mode, to  specify  what  the  open-
              iscsi  documents  refer  to as a node or node record. Note: open-iscsi's use of the
              word node, does not match the iSCSI RFC's iSCSI Node term.

       -r, --sid=sid | sysfsdir
              Use session ID sid. The session ID of a session can be found from running  iscsiadm
              in session mode with the --info argument.

              Instead  of  a  session  ID,  a sysfs path containing the session can be used.  For
              example          using          one           of           the           following:
              /sys/devices/platform/hostH/sessionS/targetH:B:I/H:B:I:L,
              /sys/devices/platform/hostH/sessionS/targetH:B:I,                                or
              /sys/devices/platform/hostH/sessionS, for the sysfsdir argument would result in the
              session with session ID S to be used.

              sid | sysfsdir is only required for session mode.

       -R, --rescan
              In session mode, if sid is also passed in, rescan the session.  If no sid has  been
              passed in rescan all running sessions.

              In  node  mode,  rescan  a  session running through the target, portal, iface tuple
              passed in.

       -s, --stats
              Display session statistics.  This option when used with host  mode,  displays  host
              statistics.

       -S, --show
              When  displaying  records,  do  not  hide  masked  values,  such as the CHAP secret
              (password).

              This option is only valid for node and session mode.

       -t, --type=type
              type must be sendtargets (or abbreviated as st), slp, isns or  fw.  Currently  only
              sendtargets, fw, and iSNS are supported, see the DISCOVERY TYPES section.

              This option is only valid for discovery mode.

       -u, --logout
              Logout for the specified record.

              This option is only valid for node and session mode.

       -U, --logoutall=[all,manual,automatic|onboot]
              Logout  of  all  sessions  with  the  node  or conn startup values passed in or all
              running sessions, except ones marked onboot, if all is passed in.

              This option is only valid for node mode (it is valid but not functional for session
              mode).

       -v, --value=value
              Specify a value for use with the update operator, or for firmware login mode.

              This option is only valid for node mode and flashnode submode of host mode.

       -V, --version
              Display version and exit.

       -x, --index=index
              Specify the index of the entity to operate on.

              This option is only valid for chap and flashnode submodes of host mode.

DISCOVERY TYPES

       iSCSI defines 3 discovery types: SendTargets, SLP, and iSNS.

       A  special  discovery  type  called  fw  (for firmware) is also supported, for discovering
       firmware interfaces, and populating the interface database in the process.

       SendTargets
              A native iSCSI protocol which allows each iSCSI target to send a list of  available
              targets to the initiator.

       SLP    Optionally  an iSCSI target can use the Service Location Protocol (SLP) to announce
              the available targets. The initiator can either implement SLP queries  directly  or
              can use a separate tool to acquire the information about available targets.

       iSNS   iSNS  (Internet  Storage  Name  Service)  records information about storage volumes
              within a larger network. To utilize iSNS, pass the address and optionally the  port
              of the iSNS server to do discovery to.

       fw     Firmware  mode.   Several NICs and systems contain a mini iSCSI initiator which can
              be used for boot. To get the values used for boot the fw option can be used.  Doing
              fw discovery does not store persistent records in the node or discovery DB, because
              the values are stored in the system's or NIC's resource.

              Performing fw discovery will print the portals, like with other discovery  methods.
              To  see  other  settings like CHAP values and initiator settings, like you would in
              node mode, run iscsiadm -m fw.

       Note that the SLP implementation is under development and currently is not supported.

EXIT STATUS

       On success 0 is returned. On error one of the return codes below will be returned.

       Commands that operate on multiple objects (sessions,  records,  etc),  iscsiadm/iscsistart
       will  return  the  first  error  that is encountered.  iscsiadm/iscsistart will attempt to
       execute  the  operation   on   the   objects   it   can.   If   no   objects   are   found
       ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND is returned.

       0      ISCSI_SUCCESS - command executed successfully.

       1      ISCSI_ERR - generic error code.

       2      ISCSI_ERR_SESS_NOT_FOUND - session could not be found.

       3      ISCSI_ERR_NOMEM - could not allocate resource for operation.

       4      ISCSI_ERR_TRANS - connect problem caused operation to fail.

       5      ISCSI_ERR_LOGIN - generic iSCSI login failure.

       6      ISCSI_ERR_IDBM - error accessing/managing iSCSI DB.

       7      ISCSI_ERR_INVAL - invalid argument.

       8      ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_TIMEOUT - connection timer expired while trying to connect.

       9      ISCSI_ERR_INTERNAL - generic internal iscsid/kernel failure.

       10     ISCSI_ERR_LOGOUT - iSCSI logout failed.

       11     ISCSI_ERR_PDU_TIMEOUT - iSCSI PDU timed out.

       12     ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_NOT_FOUND - iSCSI transport module not loaded in kernel or iscsid.

       13     ISCSI_ERR_ACCESS  -  did not have proper OS permissions to access iscsid or execute
              iscsiadm command.

       14     ISCSI_ERR_TRANS_CAPS - transport module did not support operation.

       15     ISCSI_ERR_SESS_EXISTS - session is logged in.

       16     ISCSI_ERR_INVALID_MGMT_REQ - invalid IPC MGMT request.

       17     ISCSI_ERR_ISNS_UNAVAILABLE - iSNS service is not supported.

       18     ISCSI_ERR_ISCSID_COMM_ERR - a read/write to iscsid failed.

       19     ISCSI_ERR_FATAL_LOGIN - fatal iSCSI login error.

       20     ISCSI_ERR_ISCSID_NOTCONN - could not connect to iscsid.

       21     ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND -  no  records/targets/sessions/portals  found  to  execute
              operation on.

       22     ISCSI_ERR_SYSFS_LOOKUP - could not lookup object in sysfs.

       23     ISCSI_ERR_HOST_NOT_FOUND - could not lookup host.

       24     ISCSI_ERR_LOGIN_AUTH_FAILED - login failed due to authorization failure.

       25     ISCSI_ERR_ISNS_QUERY - iSNS query failure.

       26     ISCSI_ERR_ISNS_REG_FAILED - iSNS registration/deregistration failed.

       27     ISCSI_ERR_OP_NOT_SUPP - operation not support

       28     ISCSI_ERR_BUSY - device or resource in use

       29     ISCSI_ERR_AGAIN - operation failed, but retrying later may succeed

       30     ISCSI_ERR_UNKNOWN_DISCOVERY_TYPE - unknown discovery type

       31     ISCSI_ERR_CHILD_TERMINATED - child process terminated

       32     ISCSI_ERR_SESSION_NOT_CONNECTED - session likely not connected

EXAMPLES

       Discover targets at a given IP address:

              sh# iscsiadm --mode discoverydb --type sendtargets --portal 192.168.1.10 --discover

       Login, must use a node record id found by the discovery:

              sh#   iscsiadm   --mode   node   --targetname   iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test   --portal
              192.168.1.1:3260 --login

       Logout:

              sh#   iscsiadm   --mode   node   --targetname   iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test   --portal
              192.168.1.1:3260 --logout

       List node records:

              sh# iscsiadm --mode node

       Display all data for a given node record:

              sh#   iscsiadm   --mode   node   --targetname   iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test   --portal
              192.168.1.1:3260

       List all sessions:

              sh# iscsiadm --mode session

       List all sessions in tree format:

              sh# iscsiadm --mode session  --print

FILES

       /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
              The configuration file read by iscsid and iscsiadm on startup.

       /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
              The file containing the iSCSI InitiatorName and InitiatorAlias read by  iscsid  and
              iscsiadm on startup.

       /etc/iscsi/nodes/
              This directory contains the nodes with their targets.

       /etc/iscsi/send_targets
              This directory contains the portals.

SEE ALSO

       iscsid(8)

AUTHORS

       Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>
       Alex Aizman <itn780@yahoo.com>
       Dmitry Yusupov <dmitry_yus@yahoo.com>

                                             Mar 2022                                 ISCSIADM(8)