CentOS Linux v4.x - Install iscsi-initiator-utils
Type the following command:
# yum install iscsi-initiator-utils
Redhat ES Linux v4.x - Install iscsi-initiator-utils
Type the following command:
# up2date iscsi-initiator-utils
Configure iSCSI
Open /etc/iscsi.conf file, enter:
# vi /etc/iscsi.conf
Setup it as follows:
DiscoveryAddress=ISCSI_TARGET_HOST_OR_IP OutgoingUserName=ISCSI_USER_NAME OutgoingPassword=ISCSI_PASSWORD LoginTimeout=15
Save and close the file.
Start the iscsi service
Type the following command to start iscsi service so that you can see block device:
# chkconfig iscsi on
# /etc/init.d/iscsi start
Run any one of the following to find out new block device name:
# fdisk -l
# tail -f /var/log/messages
# find /sys/devices/platform/host* -name "block*"
Format iSCSI device
Use fdisk and mkfs.ext3 commands. First, create a partition (assuming that /dev/sdc is a new block device assigned to iscsi) :
# fdisk /dev/sdc
# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc1
Create /mnt/iscsi directory:
# mkdir -p /mnt/iscsi
Open /etc/fstab file and append config directive:
/dev/sdc1 /mnt/iscsi ext3 _netdev 0 0
Save and close the file. Mount the parition /dev/sdc1:
# mount -a
# df -H
Continue reading rest of the Linux iSCSI Storage Configuration series.
Contents
- CentOS / Red Hat Linux: Install and manage iSCSI Volume
- CentOS 4 / Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 iSCSI Installation and Configuration ( iscsi initiators )
- How To: Windows Server / XP / 2000 / 2003 ISCSI Initiator Configuration
- Linux tgtadm: Setup iSCSI Target ( SAN )
