ISCSID(8) OpenBSD System Manager's Manual ISCSID(8)NAMEiscsid - iSCSI (Internet SCSI) daemon
SYNOPSISiscsid [-d] [-n device] [-s socket]
DESCRIPTIONiscsid is an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) initiator implementation.
iscsid is usually started at boot time.
A running iscsid can be controlled with the iscsictl(8) utility.
The options are as follows:
-d Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, iscsid will run
in the foreground and log to stderr.
-n device
Use an alternate /dev entry for communicating with the kernel.
-s socket
Use an alternate location for the default control socket.
FILES
/dev/vscsi0 Default device used to exchange SCSI messages
with the kernel midlayer.
/var/run/iscsid.sock UNIX-domain socket used for communication with
iscsictl(8).
SEE ALSOvscsi(4), iscsictl(8)
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI), RFC 3720, April 2004.
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Naming and Discovery,
RFC 3721, April 2004.
HISTORY
The iscsid program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.9.
AUTHORS
Claudio Jeker <claudio@openbsd.org>.
OpenBSD 4.9 September 25, 2010 OpenBSD 4.9