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NAME
     iscsi_initiator -- kernel driver for the iSCSI protocol

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
     kernel configuration file:

	   device iscsi_initiator

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

	   iscsi_initiator_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The iscsi_initiator implements the kernel side of the Internet SCSI (iSCSI)
     network  protocol	standard,  the	user land companion is iscontrol(8), and
     permits access to remote virtual SCSI devices via cam(4).

SYSCTL VARIABLES
     debug.iscsi_initiator     set the debug-level, 0 means no debugging, 9  for
			       maximum.

     net.iscsi.isid	       the initiator part of the Session Identifier.

     the following are informative only:

     net.iscsi.driver_version  the current version of the driver.

     net.iscsi.sessions        the number of current active sessions.

     net.iscsi.n.targetname    is the targe name of session n.

     net.iscsi.n.targeaddress  is the IP address of the target of session n.

     net.iscsi.n.stats	       are some statistics for session

     net.iscsi.n.pid	       is the process id of the userland side of session
			       n, see iscontrol(8).

FILES
     The iscsi_initiator driver creates the following:

     /dev/iscsi      used to create new sessions.
     /dev/iscsi%d    for each new session.

SEE ALSO
     cam(4), camcontrol(8), iscontrol(8)

STANDARDS
     iSCSI RFC 3720

BUGS
     The lun discovery method is old-fashioned.

FreeBSD 7.0			February 23, 2007	      ISCSI_INITIATOR(4)
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