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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 ] ] | [ [ -p ip:port ] [ -l | -D ] ]
iscsiadm -m node [ -hV ] [ -d debug_level ] [ -P printlevel ] [ -L all,manual,automatic ]
[ -U all,manual,automatic ] [ -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 [-l]
iscsiadm -m host [ -P printlevel ] [ -H hostno|MAC ] [ -C chap [ -o operation ] [ -v
chap_tbl_idx ] ]
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.
Note that many of the node and discovery operations require that the iSCSI daemon (iscsid)
be running.
OPTIONS
-a, --ip=ipaddr
ipaddr can be IPv4 or IPv6.
This option is only valid for ping submode.
-b, --packetsize=packetsize
Specify the ping packetsize.
This option is only valid for ping submode.
-c, --count=count
count specify 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 support ping as submode for iface. For example,
iscsiadm -m iface -I ifacename -C ping -a ipaddr -b packetsize -c count -i interval
-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 agrument 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 specify 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
(qla4xxx) the iface config 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 config. For software iSCSI, the iface config 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 infinniband), or qla4xxx (Qlogic 4XXXX HBAs). 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 infinniband layer to decide what to do. There is no
need to create a iface config with the default behavior. If you do not specify a
iface, then the default behavior is used.
As mentioned above there is a special iface name default. There are three others --
cxgb3i, bnx2i and iser, which does not bind the session to a specific card, but
will bind the session to the cxgb3i, bnx2i or iser transport. These are
experimental and the use is not supported as a stable interface yet.
In discovery mode multiple interfaces can be specified by passing in multiple
-I/--interface instances. For example,
"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 though the two intefaces 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 mode.
-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 not 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
discoverydb mode to instruct iscsiadm to perform discovery.
This option is only valid for SendTargets discovery mode.
-l, --login
For node and fw mode, login to a specified record. For discovery mode, login to all
discovered targets.
This option is only valid for discovery and node modes.
-L, --loginall==[all|manual|automatic]
For node mode, login all sessions with the node or conn startup values passed in or
all running sesssion, 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).
-m, --mode op
specify the mode. op must be one of discoverydb, node, fw, host iface or session.
If no other options are specified: for discoverydb and node, all of their
respective records are displayed; for session, all active sessions and connections
are displayed; for fw, all boot firmware values are displayed; for host, all iSCSI
hosts are displayed; and for iface, all ifaces setup in /etc/iscsi/ifaces are
displayed.
-n, --name=name
Specify a field name in a record. 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.
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.
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, 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.
delete deletes a specified recid. In discovery node, if iscsiadm is performing
discovery it will delete records for portals that are no longer returned.
update will update the recid with name to the specified value. In discovery node,
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 info from the config file and command line.
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.
name and value are currently ignored when used with show.
nonpersistent instructs iscsiadm to not manipulate the node DB.
apply will cause the network settings to take effect on the specified iface.
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.
-p, --portal=ip[:port]
Use target portal with ip-address ip and port. If port is not passed in the default
port value is 3260.
IPv6 addresses can bs 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 docs 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 docs 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 sid of a session can be found from running iscsiadm in
session mode with the --info argument.
Instead of sid, 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 sid 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.
-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 is supported, see the DISCOVERY TYPES section.
This option is only valid for discovery mode.
-u, --logout
logout for a specified record.
This option is only valid for node and session mode.
-U, --logoutall==[all,manual,automatic]
logout all sessions with the node or conn startup values passed in or all running
sesssion, 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.
This option is only valid for node mode.
-V, --version
display version and exit
DISCOVERY TYPES
iSCSI defines 3 discovery types: SendTargets, SLP, and iSNS.
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 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".
fw support in open-iscsi is experimental. The settings and iscsiadm syntax and
output format may change.
iscsiadm supports the iSNS (isns) or SendTargets (st) discovery type. An SLP
implementation is under development.
EXIT STATUS
On success 0 is returned. On error one of the return codes below will be returned.
Commands that operation 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 exired 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 timedout.
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 ont 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.
EXAMPLES
Discover targets at a given IP address:
iscsiadm --mode discoverydb --type sendtargets --portal 192.168.1.10 --discover
Login, must use a node record id found by the discovery:
iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test --portal 192.168.1.1:3260 --login
Logout:
iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test --portal 192.168.1.1:3260 --logout
List node records:
iscsiadm --mode node
Display all data for a given node record:
iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test --portal 192.168.1.1:3260
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.org/>
Alex Aizman <itn780@yahoo.com>
Dmitry Yusupov <dmitry_yus@yahoo.com>
Sep 2006 ISCSIADM(8)