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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]

iscsiadm -m node [-hV] [-d debug_level] [-P printlevel] [-L all,manual,automatic,onboot] [-W]
[-U all,manual,automatic,onboot] [-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 [-d debug_level] [-l] [-W]

iscsiadm -m host [-P printlevel] [-H hostno|MAC] [ [-C chap [-x chap_tbl_idx] ] | [-C flashn‐
ode [-A portal_type] [-x flashnode_idx] ] | [-C stats] ] [ [-o operation] [-n name] [-v
value] ]

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.

-A, --portal_type=[ipv4|ipv6]
Specify the portal type for the new flash node entry to be created.

This option is only valid for flashnode submode of host mode and only with new opera‐
tion.

-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

For host, it supports chap , flashnode and stats as submodes. For example:

iscsiadm -m host -H hostno -C chap -x chap_tbl_idx -o operation

iscsiadm -m host -H hostno -C flashnode -x flashnode_idx -o operation

iscsiadm -m host -H hostno -C stats

-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 argument 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 file‐
name 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 InfiniBand), qla4xxx (Qlogic 4XXXX and 82XXX HBAs), cxgb3i and
cxgb4i (Chelsio T3 and T4 adapters), bnx2i (QLogic Netextreme II adapters), be2iscsi
(Emulex 10G adapter), qedi (QLogic QEDI 25/40/100Gb adapter), and ocs (Emulex One Con‐
nect storage). Some of these are considered experimental, as they are not fully
tested.

The hwaddress is the MAC address or for software iSCSI it may be the special value de‐
fault which directs the initiator to not bind the session to a specific hardware re‐
source and instead allow the network or InfiniBand layer to decide what to do. There
is no need to create an iface config with the default behavior. If you do not specify
an iface, then the default behavior is used.

As mentioned above there is a special iface name default. There are others which do
not bind the session to a specific card, but instead bind the session to the trans‐
port: iser, cxgb3i, cxgb4i, and bnx2i.

In discovery mode multiple interfaces can be specified by passing in multiple -I/--in‐
terface instances. For example:

sh# 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
through 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 be used, because if iscsid is doing er‐
ror 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 in‐
struct 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|onboot]
For node mode, login all sessions with the node or conn startup values passed in or
all running session, 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).

-W, ---no_wait
In node, discovery, or firmware mode, do not wait for a response from the targets.
This means that success will be returned if the command is able to send the login re‐
quests, whether or not they succeed. In this case, it will be up to the caller to poll
for success (i.e. session creation).

-m, --mode op
specify the mode. op must be one of discovery, discoverydb, node, fw, host iface or
session.

If no other options are specified: for discovery, 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
In node mode, specify a field name in a record. In flashnode submode of host mode,
specify name of the flash node parameter.

For use with the update operator.

-o, --op=op
Specifies a database operator op. op must be one of new, delete, update, show or non‐
persistent.

For iface mode, apply and applyall are also applicable.

For flashnode submode of host mode, login and logout 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 dis‐
covery 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 ar‐
gument 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 mode, if iscsiadm is performing discov‐
ery it will delete records for portals that are no longer returned.

update will update the recid with name to the specified value. In discovery mode, 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 up‐
date 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.

logout does the logout from the given flash node entry.

-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 be 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/ses‐
sionS, 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. This option when used with host mode, displays host sta‐
tistics.

-S, --show
When displaying records, do not hide masked values, such as the CHAP secret (pass‐
word).

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 send‐
targets, 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|onboot]
logout all sessions with the node or conn startup values passed in or all running ses‐
sion, 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 and flashnode submode of host mode.

-V, --version
display version and exit

-x, --index=index
Specify the index of the entity to operate on.

This option is only valid for chap and flashnode submodes of host mode.

DISCOVERY TYPES
iSCSI defines 3 discovery types: SendTargets, SLP, and iSNS.

A special discovery type called fw (for firmware) is also supported, for discoverying
firmware interfaces, and populating the interface database in the process.

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 Firmware mode. 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.

Note that the SLP implementation is under development and currently is not supported.

EXIT STATUS
On success 0 is returned. On error one of the return codes below will be returned.

Commands that operate 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 isc‐
siadm 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 not connect to iscsid.

21 ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND - no records/targets/sessions/portals found to execute opera‐
tion 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.

27 ISCSI_ERR_OP_NOT_SUPP - operation not support

28 ISCSI_ERR_BUSY - device or resource in use

29 ISCSI_ERR_AGAIN - operation failed, but retrying later may succeed

30 ISCSI_ERR_UNKNOWN_DISCOVERY_TYPE - unknown discovery type

31 ISCSI_ERR_CHILD_TERMINATED - child process terminated

32 ISCSI_ERR_SESSION_NOT_CONNECTED - session likely not connected

EXAMPLES
Discover targets at a given IP address:

sh# iscsiadm --mode discoverydb --type sendtargets --portal 192.168.1.10 --discover

sh# iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test --portal
192.168.1.1:3260 --login

Logout:

sh# iscsiadm --mode node --targetname iqn.2001-05.com.doe:test --portal
192.168.1.1:3260 --logout

List node records:

sh# iscsiadm --mode node

Display all data for a given node record:

sh# 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 isc‐‐
siadm on startup.

/etc/iscsi/nodes/
This directory contains the nodes with their targets.

/etc/iscsi/send_targets
This directory contains the portals.