I don't know if there's a way to set unique initiator names for each NIC. A quick scan of the config file didn't show anything. I *believe* iscsid has the initiator name so it's a global parameter. Why do you want unique names for each initiator? What do you think it will gain you?
-don On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:16 AM, Rainer Bläs <rainer.bl...@astrium.eads.net>wrote: > > Thanks for your answer! > Yes, by using "#iscsiadm -m iface -I ethN, N=1...6" we can have 6 > iSCSI sessions. > > But now there is the question "HOWTO assign an initiator name for EACH > session"? > For one iSCSI session it can be found in the /etc/iscsi/ > initiatorname.iscsi File: > > InitiatorName=iqn.1986-03.com.hp:Ethernet1 > > Can it be done by adding these 5 entries > > InitiatorName=iqn.1986-03.com.hp:Ethernet2 > InitiatorName=iqn.1986-03.com.hp:Ethernet3 > InitiatorName=iqn.1986-03.com.hp:Ethernet4 > InitiatorName=iqn.1986-03.com.hp:Ethernet5 > InitiatorName=iqn.1986-03.com.hp:Ethernet6 > > or which syntax has to be used? > > Rainer > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 10:36 pm, Donald Williams <don.e.willi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm not sure what your question really is. Yes, you can have 6x GbE > > interfaces on different subnets and run iSCSI over them. What target are > you > > using? Typically, your iSCSI SAN is on one subnet. It avoids the need > to > > do IP routing. Which adds latency and can reduce performance. > > > > -don > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:03 AM, Rainer Bläs > > <rainer.bl...@astrium.eads.net>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > we are running a SLES 10SP2 system with 6 physical Ethernet ports. > > > For instance is it possible to have 6 iSCSI initiators onthis system > > > when each IP of these six ports are belonging to 6 different (Sub) > > > Lans? > > > > > THX, Rainer > > > > -- > > > > Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach< > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marie_von_ebnereschenbac....> > > - "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." > > > > -- Pablo Picasso<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pablo_picasso.html> - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "open-iscsi" group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
