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NAME

6       iscsistart - iSCSI boot tool
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SYNOPSIS

9       iscsistart [OPTION]
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DESCRIPTION

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

18       [-i|--initiatorname=]name
19              Set InitiatorName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
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21       [-t|--targetname=]name
22              Set TargetName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
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24       [-g|--tgpt=]N
25              Set target portal group tag to N (Required if not using iBFT  or
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28       [-a|--address=]A.B.C.D
29              Set IP address to A.B.C.D (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
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31       [-p|--port=]N
32              Set port to N (Optional. Default 3260)
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34       [-u|--username=]N
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37       [-w|--password=]N
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40       [-U|-username_in=]N
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46       [-d|--debug=]debug_level
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49       [-b|--fwparam_connect]
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52       [-N|--fwparam_network]
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55       [-f|--fwparam_print]
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58       [-P|--param=]NAME=VALUE
59              Set  the  parameter  with the name NAME to VALUE. NAME is one of
60              the settings in the node record or iscsid.conf. Multiple  params
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63       [-h|--help]
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66       [-v|--version]
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SEE ALSO

72       iscsiadm(8)
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AUTHORS

76       Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>
77       Mike Christie <mchristi@redhat.com>
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81                                   Jan 2010                      ISCSISTART(8)