.TH ISCSISTART 8 "Jan 2010" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"

.SH NAME

iscsistart \- iSCSI boot tool

.SH SYNOPSIS

.BI iscsistart

[OPTION]

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.B iscsistart

will start a session using the settings passed in, or

using the iBFT or Open Firmware [OF] boot information. This program should

not be run to manage sessions. Its primary use is to start

sessions used for iSCSI root boot.

.SH OPTIONS

.TP

.BI [-i|--initiatorname=]\fIname\fP

Set InitiatorName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

.TP

.BI [-t|--targetname=]\fIname\fP

Set TargetName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

.TP

.BI [-g|--tgpt=]\fIN\fP

Set target portal group tag to N (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

.TP

.BI [-a|--address=]\fIA.B.C.D\fP

Set IP address to A.B.C.D (Required if not using iBFT or OF)

.TP

.BI [-p|--port=]\fIN\fP

Set port to N (Optional. Default 3260)

.TP

.BI [-u|--username=]\fIN\fP

Set username to N (Optional)

.TP

.BI [-w|--password=]\fIN\fP

Set password to N (Optional)

.TP

.BI [-U|-username_in=]\fIN\fP

Set incoming username to N (Optional)

.TP

.BI [-W|--password_in=]\fIN\fP

Set incoming password to N (Optional)

.TP

.BI [-d|--debug=]\fIdebug_level\fP

Print debugging information

.TP

.BI [-b|--fwparam_connect]

Create a session to the target using the iBFT or OF info

.TP

.BI [-N|--fwparam_network]

Bring up the network as specified by iBFT or OF

.TP

.BI [-f|--fwparam_print]

Print the iBFT or OF info to STDOUT

.TP

.BI [-P|--param=]\fINAME=VALUE\fP

Set the parameter with the name NAME to VALUE. NAME is one of the settings

in the node record or iscsid.conf. Multiple params can be passed in.

.TP

.BI [-h|--help]

Display this help and exit

.TP

.BI [-v|--version]

Display version and exit

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.BR iscsiadm (8)

.SH AUTHORS

Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>

.br

Mike Christie <mchristi@redhat.com>