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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       [-c|--config=]config-file
19              Read configuration from  config-file  rather  than  the  default
20              /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file.
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22       [-i|--initiatorname=]name
23              Set InitiatorName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
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25       [-t|--targetname=]name
26              Set TargetName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
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28       [-g|--tgpt=]N
29              Set  target portal group tag to N (Required if not using iBFT or
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32       [-a|--address=]A.B.C.D
33              Set IP address to A.B.C.D (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
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35       [-p|--port=]N
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38       [-u|--username=]N
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41       [-w|--password=]N
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44       [-U|-username_in=]N
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47       [-W|--password_in=]N
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50       [-d|--debug=]debug_level
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53       [-b|--fwparam_connect]
54              Create a session to the target using the iBFT or OF info
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56       [-N|--fwparam_network]
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59       [-f|--fwparam_print]
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62       [-P|--param=]NAME=VALUE
63              Set the parameter with the name NAME to VALUE. NAME  is  one  of
64              the  settings in the node record or iscsid.conf. Multiple params
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67       [-h|--help]
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70       [-v|--version]
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SEE ALSO

76       iscsiadm(8)
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AUTHORS

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