ISCSID(8)						    BSD 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 responsible for performing the Login Phase of iSCSI connections, as well as performing SendTargets discovery.

     Upon startup, the iscsid daemon opens the iSCSI initiator device file and waits for kernel requests.  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 server sends verbose debug output to standard error, and does not put itself in the background.  The server 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.

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								September 12, 2014							       BSD