Ubuntu Manpage: srp_daemon - Discovers SRP targets in an InfiniBand Fabric

NAME

       srp_daemon - Discovers SRP targets in an InfiniBand Fabric

SYNOPSIS

       srp_daemon [-vVcaeon] [-d umad-device | -i infiniband-device [-p port-num]] [-t timeout(ms)] [-r retries]
       [-R Rescan-time] [-f rules-File]

DESCRIPTION

       Discovers and connects to InfiniBand SCSI RDMA Protocol (SRP) targets in an IB fabric.

       Each  srp_daemon  instance  operates on one local port. Upon boot it performs a full rescan of the fabric
       then waits for an srp_daemon event. An srp_daemon event can be a join of a new machine to the  fabric,  a
       change in the capabilities of a machine, an SA change, or an expiration of a predefined timeout.

       When  a  new  machine  joins  the  fabric, srp_daemon checks if it is a target. When there is a change of
       capabilities, srp_daemon checks if the machine has turned into a target. When there is an SA change or  a
       timeout expiration, srp_daemon performs a full rescan of the fabric.

       For  each  target  srp_daemon finds, it checks if it should connect to this target according to its rules
       (default rules file is /etc/srp_daemon.conf) and if it is already connected to  the  local  port.  If  it
       should  connect  to  this  target  and if it is not connected yet, srp_daemon can either print the target
       details or connect to it.

OPTIONS

-v Print more verbose output

-V Print even more verbose output (debug mode)

-i infiniband-device
Work on infiniband-device. This option should not be used with -d.

-p port-num
Work on port port-num (default 1). This option must be used with -i and should not be used with
-d.

-d umad-device
Use device file umad-device (default /dev/infiniband/umad0) This option should not be used with -i
or -p.

-c Generate output suitable for piping directly to a
/sys/class/infiniband_srp/srp-<device>-<port>/add_target file.

-a Prints all the targets in the fabric, not only targets that are not connected through the local
port. (The same as ibsrpdm.)

-e Execute the connection command, i.e., make the connection to the target.

-o Perform only one rescan and exit. (The same as ibsrpdm.)

-R Rescan-time
Force a complete rescan every Rescan-time seconds. If -R is not specified, no timeout rescans will
be performed.

-T retry-Timeout
Retries to connect to existing target after retry-Timeout seconds. If -R is not specified, uses 5
Seconds timeout. if retry-Timeout is 0, will not try to reconnect. The reason srp_daemon retries
to connect to the target is because there may be a rare scnerio in which srp_daemon will try to
connect to add a target when the target is about to be removed, but is not removed yet.

-f rules-File
Decide to which targets to connect according to the rules in rules-File. If -f is not specified,
uses the default rules file /etc/srp_daemon.conf. Each line in the rules-File is a rule which can
be either an allow connection or a disallow connection according to the first character in the
line (a or d accordingly). The rest of the line is values for id_ext, ioc_guid, dgid, service_id.
Please take a look at the example section for an example of the file. srp_daemon decide whether to
allow or disallow each target according to first rule that match the target. If no rule matches
the target, the target is allowed and will be connected. In an allow rule it is possible to set
attributes for the connection to the target. Supported attributes are max_cmd_per_lun and
max_sect.

-t timeout
Use timeout of timeout msec for MAD responses (default: 5 sec).

-r retries
Perform retries retries on each send to MAD (default: 3 retries).

-n New format - use also initiator_ext in the connection command.

FILES

       /etc/srp_daemon.conf - Default rules configuration file that indicates to which targets to  connect.  Can
       be  overridden  using  the -f rules-File option.  Each line in this file is a rule which can be either an
       allow connection or a disallow connection  according  to  the  first  character  in  the  line  (a  or  d
       accordingly).  The  rest of the line is values for id_ext, ioc_guid, dgid, service_id. Please take a look
       at the example section for an example of the file. srp_daemon decide whether to allow  or  disallow  each
       target  according   to  first  rule  that  match the target. If no rule matches the target, the target is
       allowed and will be connected. In an allow rule it is possible to set attributes for  the  connection  to
       the target. Supported attributes are max_cmd_per_lun and max_sect.

EXAMPLES

       srp_daemon -e -i mthca0 -p 1 -R 60 (Connects to the targets accessible through port 1 of mthca0. Performs
       a complete rescan every minute)

       srp_daemon  -o  -c  -a          (Prints the connection commands for the targets in the fabric and exits -
       similar to ibsrpdm)

       srp_daemon -e -f rules.txt        (Connects to the targets allowed in the rules file rules.txt)

       An example for a rules configuration file (such as /etc/srp_daemon.conf)
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
       # Rules file example
       # This is a comment
       # disallow the following dgid
       d       dgid=fe800000000000000002c90200402bd5
       # allow target with the following ioc_guid
       a       ioc_guid=00a0b80200402bd7
       # allow target with the following id_ext and ioc_guid. And setting max_cmd_per_lun to 31.
       a       id_ext=200500A0B81146A1,ioc_guid=00a0b80200402bef,max_cmd_per_lun=31
       # disallow all the rest
       d

AUTHORS

       Roland Dreier
              <rolandd@cisco.com>

       Ishai Rabinovitz
              <ishai@mellanox.co.il>

OpenFabrics                                     September 5, 2006                                  SRP_DAEMON(1)