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NAME

       iscsistart - iSCSI boot tool

SYNOPSIS

       iscsistart [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION

       iscsistart will start a session using the settings passed in, or using the iBFT or Open Firmware [OF] boot information. This program should
       not be run to manage sessions. Its primary use is to start sessions used for iSCSI root boot.

OPTIONS

       [-i|--initiatorname=]name
	      Set InitiatorName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

       [-t|--targetname=]name
	      Set TargetName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

       [-g|--tgpt=]N
	      Set target portal group tag to N (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

       [-a|--address=]A.B.C.D
	      Set IP addres to A.B.C.D (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

       [-p|--port=]N
	      Set port to N (Optional. Default 3260)

       [-u|--username=]N
	      Set username to N (Optional)

       [-w|--password=]N
	      Set password to N (Optional)

       [-U|-username_in=]N
	      Set incoming username to N (Optional)

       [-W|--password_in=]N
	      Set incoming password to N (Optional)

       [-d|--debug=]debug_level
	      Print debugging information

       [-b|--fwparam_connect]
	      Create a session to the target using the iBFT or OF info

       [-N|--fwparam_network]
	      Bring up the network as specified by iBFT or OF

       [-f|--fwparam_print]
	      Print the iBFT or OF info to STDOUT

       [-P|--param=]NAME=VALUE
	      Set the parameter with the name NAME to VALUE. NAME is one of the settings in the node record or iscsid.conf. Multiple params can be
	      passed in.

       [-h|--help]
	      Display this help and exit

       [-v|--version]
	      Display version and exit

SEE ALSO

       iscsiadm(8)

AUTHORS

       Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.org/>
       Mike Christie <mchristi@redhat.com>

								     Jan 2010							     ISCSISTART(8)