ISCSI-TARGET(8)

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💖 ISCSI-TARGET(8) 💖

okay bestie, sit down, we're talking about iscsi-target from the System Manager's Manual, and honestly? it's giving server-side icon behavior.

✨ NAME ✨

iscsi-target — service remote iSCSI requests 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

iscsi-target [-46DV] [-b block length] [-f configuration file]
             [-p port number] [-s maximum number of sessions]
             [-t target name] [-v verbose arg]

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

iscsi-target is the server for iSCSI requests coming at it from iSCSI initiators. Basically the initiators pull up like "hey, got any storage?" and iscsi-target is the one holding the aux cord. 🎀

It listens for discovery and login requests on the required port, and responds to those requests appropriately. no cap, that's the whole job.

Here's every option and operand available for iscsi-target, and yes we're doing all of them, nobody's getting left on read:

  • -4 — iscsi-target will listen for IPv4 connections, and respond back using IPv4. This is the default address family, so if you say nothing, this is what you get. lowkey the standard. 🦋
  • -6 — iscsi-target will listen for IPv6 connections, and respond back using IPv6. v6 girlies rise. ✨
  • -b blocksize — Specify the underlying block size for the iSCSI storage which will be served. The possible sizes are: 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096 bytes, with the default being 512 bytes. pick your fighter. 👑
  • -D — When this option is specified, iscsi-target will not detach itself from the controlling tty, and will not become a daemon. This can be useful for debugging purposes. it stays right there in the group chat with you instead of ghosting into the background. 🙈
  • -f configfile — Use the named file as the configuration file. The default file can be found in /etc/iscsi/targets. See targets(5) for more information. 📁
  • -p port number — Use the port number provided as the argument as the port on which to listen for iSCSI service requests from initiators. that's the door number, bestie. 🚪
  • -s maximum number of sessions — Allow the maximum number of sessions to be initiated when connecting to the target. cap the crowd at the party. 🎉
  • -t filename — The target name (as it appears to the iSCSI initiator) can be specified using this flag. this is your whole government name as far as the initiator is concerned. 💫
  • -V — iscsi-target will print the utility name and version number, and the address for bug reports, and then exit. a little "hi, here's my business card, bye" moment. 💌
  • -v argument — The amount of information shown can be varied by using this command. Possible values of argument are net to show network-related information, iscsi to show iSCSI protocol-related information, scsi to show SCSI protocol information, and all to show information from all of the above arguments. dial the yappability up or down, your call. 🔥

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • /etc/iscsi/targets — the list of exported storage
  • /var/run/iscsi-target.pid — the PID of the currently running iscsi-target

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

targets(5)

👑 HISTORY 👑

The iscsi-target utility first appeared in NetBSD 4.0. a true elder stateswoman of the storage game, we stan. 💜

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one shipped out from Debian, dated May 27, 2006 — mwah, slay, go configure some storage, periodt. 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅🫶

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