NAME

       iscsi_initiator — kernel driver for the iSCSI protocol

SYNOPSIS

       To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

             device iscsi_initiator

       Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

             iscsi_initiator_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

       The  iscsi_initiator  implements  the kernel side of the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) network protocol standard.
       The userland companion is iscontrol(8), and permits access to remote virtual SCSI devices via cam(4).

SYSCTL VARIABLES

       debug.iscsi_initiator      set the debug-level, 0 means no debugging, 9 for maximum.

       net.iscsi.isid             the initiator part of the Session Identifier.

       The following are informative only:

       net.iscsi.driver_version   the current version of the driver.

       net.iscsi.sessions         the number of current active sessions.

       net.iscsi.n.targetname     the target name of session n.

       net.iscsi.n.targedaddress  the IP address of the target of session n.

       net.iscsi.n.stats          statistics for session n

       net.iscsi.n.pid            the process id of the userland side of session n, see iscontrol(8).

FILES

       The iscsi_initiator driver creates the following:

       /dev/iscsi      used to create new sessions.
       /dev/iscsi%d    for each new session.

SEE ALSO

       cam(4), camcontrol(8), iscontrol(8)

STANDARDS

       iSCSI RFC 3720

BUGS

       The lun discovery method is old-fashioned.

Debian                                             May 9, 2010                                ISCSI_INITIATOR(4)