ISCSID(8) Linux Administrator's Manual ISCSID(8)NAME
iscsid - Open-iSCSI daemon
SYNOPSIS
iscsid [OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
The iscsid implements the control path of iSCSI protocol, plus some management facilities. For example, the daemon could be configured to
automatically re-start discovery at startup, based on the contents of persistent iSCSI database.
OPTIONS
[-c|--config=]config-file
Read configuration from config-file rather than the default /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file.
[-i|--initiatorname=]iname-file
Read initiator name from iname-file rather than the default /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi file.
[-f|--foreground]
run iscsid in the foreground.
[-d|--debug=]debug_level
print debugging information. Valid values for debug_level are 0 to 8.
[-u|--uid=]uid
run under user ID uid (default is the current user ID)
[-g|--gid=]gid
run under user group ID gid (default is the current user group ID).
[-n|--no-pid-file]
do not write a process ID file.
[-p|--pid=]pid-file
write process ID to pid-file rather than the default /var/run/iscsid.pid
[-h|--help]
display this help and exit
[-v|--version]
display version and exit.
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
Open-iSCSI persistent configuration database
SEE ALSO iscsiadm(8)AUTHORS
Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.org/>
Alex Aizman <itn780@yahoo.com>
Dmitry Yusupov <dmitry_yus@yahoo.com>
July 2005 ISCSID(8)
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ISCSID(8) BSD System Manager's Manual ISCSID(8)NAME
iscsid -- iSCSI initiator daemon
SYNOPSIS
iscsid [-P pidfile] [-d] [-l loglevel] [-m maxproc] [-t seconds]
DESCRIPTION
The iscsid daemon is responsible for performing the Login Phase of iSCSI connections, as well as performing SendTargets discovery.
Upon startup, the iscsid daemon opens the iSCSI initiator device file and waits for kernel requests. iscsid does not use any configuration
files. All needed information is supplied by the kernel.
When the iscsid daemon is not running, already established iSCSI connections continue to work. However, establishing new connections, or
recovering existing ones in case of connection error, is not possible.
The following options are available:
-P pidfile Specify alternative location of a file where main process PID will be stored. The default location is /var/run/iscsid.pid.
-d Debug mode. The server sends verbose debug output to standard error, and does not put itself in the background. The server will
also not fork and will exit after processing one connection. This option is only intended for debugging the initiator.
-l loglevel
Specifies debug level. The default is 0.
-m maxproc Specifies limit for concurrently running child processes handling connections. The default is 30. Setting it to 0 disables the
limit.
-t seconds Specifies timeout for login session, after which the connection will be forcibly terminated. The default is 60. Setting it to 0
disables the timeout.
FILES
/dev/iscsi The iSCSI initiator device file.
/var/run/iscsid.pid The default location of the iscsid PID file.
EXIT STATUS
The iscsid utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO iscsi(4), iscsictl(8)HISTORY
The iscsid command appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.
AUTHORS
The iscsid utility was developed by Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org> under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
BSD September 12, 2014 BSD