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.\" $OpenBSD: iscsid.8,v 1.4 2011/08/20 19:03:39 sthen Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2010 David Gwynne <dlg@openbsd.org>
.\"
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
.\"
.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
.Dd $Mdocdate: August 20 2011 $
.Dt ISCSID 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm iscsid
.Nd "iSCSI (Internet SCSI) daemon"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dv
.Op Fl n Ar device
.Op Fl s Ar socket
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is an Internet SCSI
.Pq iSCSI
initiator implementation.
.Pp
.Nm
is usually started at boot time.
.Pp
A running
.Nm
can be controlled with the
.Xr iscsictl 8
utility.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d
Do not daemonize.
If this option is specified,
.Nm
will run in the foreground and log to
.Em stderr .
.It Fl n Ar device
Use an alternate /dev entry for communicating with the kernel.
.It Fl s Ar socket
Use an alternate location for the default control socket.
.It Fl v
Produce more verbose output.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/var/run/iscsid.sockXX" -compact
.It /dev/vscsi0
Default device used to exchange SCSI messages with the kernel midlayer.
.It /var/run/iscsid.sock
.Ux Ns -domain
socket used for communication with
.Xr iscsictl 8 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr vscsi 4 ,
.Xr iscsictl 8
.Rs
.%R RFC 3720
.%T "Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)"
.%D April 2004
.Re
.Rs
.%R RFC 3721
.%T "Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Naming and Discovery"
.%D April 2004
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 4.9 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Claudio Jeker Aq claudio@openbsd.org .
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