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3–Open-iSCSI User’s Guide
Managing QLogic iSCSI Adapters Using iscsiadm
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Managing QLogic iSCSI Adapters Using
iscsiadm
iSCSI Configuration Files and Persistent Databases
The Open-iSCSI daemon iscsid can be configured to use the default node
configuration and persistent database to automatically start discovery on startup.
Table 3-1 lists the configuration and persistent database files for SLES 11 SP2
and RHEL6.2.
Configuring Targets for qla4xxx Using Open-iSCSI
To configure targets for qla4xxx using Open-iSCSI, follow these steps:
1. Configure the qla4xxx port.
Table 3-1. Configuration and Persistent Database Files
File Path and Name Description
Configuration File—SLES 11 SP2 and RHEL 6.2
/etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf Read by iscsid and iscsiadm on
startup; applied to all newly created nodes
Persistent Database Files—SLES 11 SP2
/etc/iscsi/nodes/<node_iqn_name>/
<ip_address:port_number>
Contains node-specific configuration
/etc/iscsi/nodes Persistent node database
/etc/iscsi/sendtargets
P
ersistent Sendtargets discovery database
Persistent Database Files—RHEL 6.2
/var/lib/iscsi/nodes/<node_iqn_name>/
<ip_address:port_number>
Contains node-specific configuration
/var/lib/iscsi/nodes Persistent node database
/var/lib/iscsi/sendtargets
P
ersistent Sendtargets discovery database
# iscsiadm -m iface -I qla4xxx. 00:0e:1e:05:38:42.ipv4.0 -o update -n
iface.ipaddress -v 192.168.1.115
# iscsiadm -m iface -I qla4xxx. 00:0e:1e:05:38:42.ipv4.0 -o apply