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
     <trasz@FreeBSD.org> under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.

FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD         May 28, 2017                        ISCSID(8)