ISCSID(8) FreeBSD 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 the userspace component of the iSCSI initiator,
responsible for performing the Login Phase of iSCSI connections and the
SendTargets discovery.
Upon startup, the iscsid daemon opens the iSCSI initiator device file and
waits for requests from the kernel component, iscsi(4). 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 daemon sends verbose debug output to
standard error, and does not put itself in the background.
The daemon 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
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[email protected]> under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 May 28, 2017 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8