cannot run the "iscsistart" CLI

2008-04-08 Thread v i n c e
Hello all, I am trying to setup an iscsi root disk; googled instructions that suggests to make changes to init in the initrd; before doing so I wanted to test the "iscsistart" CLI. I am able to connect to my target when I start the iscsi daemon via the: service iscsi start. However, I am unabl

Re: cannot run the "iscsistart" CLI

2008-04-08 Thread v i n c e
thank you for the response .. On Apr 8, 12:21 pm, Mike Christie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When you run iscsistart you cannot have iscsid running and you must load > the modules by hand. So you have to do the modprobe iscsi_tcp that the > init script would normally do for you. > in fact as

Re: cannot run the "iscsistart" CLI

2008-04-11 Thread v i n c e
, Mike Christie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > v i n c e wrote: > > > > > I'd like to find out if anyone has successfully performed the above by > > inserting into an init script for initrd - for the purpose of booting > > a diskless server on an iscsi-root? > &g

iSCSI-root:: can ietd.conf assign specific lun to specific iscsi-initiator?

2008-04-11 Thread v i n c e
Hello all, I finally configured a proof-of-concept iSCSI target to export a root- FS and have an iSCSI initiator PXE boot into the root image ... all done in CentOS 5.1 for both target and root. I have been trying to read the docs and mans for the target as well as initiator configuration files,

iscsi initiator logs?

2008-04-14 Thread v i n c e
Hello all, I added edited my /etc/ietd.conf in my target and restarted - now it has a different target-lun exported; I try to stop and start my iscsi- initiator, and it is unable to "read" the NEW target, but seems like there is some log it is reading and persistently wants to load the old targe

Re: iscsi initiator logs?

2008-04-14 Thread v i n c e
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > v i n c e wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > I added edited my /etc/ietd.conf in my target and restarted - now it > > has a different target-lun exported; I try to stop and start my iscsi- > > initiator, and it is unable to "

How to find out initiator connections?

2008-04-14 Thread v i n c e
Hello all, Wanted to check if my initiators are connecting to the targets that I have passed on to them (pxebooting to iSCSI root). i noticed the following: 1. cat /proc/net/iet/volume ---> seems to disply what volumes have been "exported" via the /etc/ietd.conf - is this correct? cat /proc

Error starting initiator::ib_iser: Unknown symbol iscsi_conn_setup

2008-04-15 Thread v i n c e
Hello again, Trying to remake an iSCSI root; I noticed in my golden-initiator- workstation, when I start iscsi initiator (service iscsi start), the following ib_iser related error messages are logged in dmesg: Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-865. iscsi: registered transport (tcp) ib_iser: di

Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-865. iscsi: registered transport (tcp) ib_iser: disagrees about version of symbol iscsi_conn_setup ib_iser: Unknown symbol iscsi_conn_setup ib_iser: disagrees abou

2008-04-15 Thread v i n c e
Hello ... I noticed that when I start iscsi ( service iscsi start) - I observed some errors from "ib_user" ... seems like a bunch of them appear in dmesg: ib_iser: disagrees about version of symbol iscsi_conn_setup ib_iser: Unknown symbol iscsi_conn_setup ib_iser: disagrees about version of symb