-http://www.open-iscsi.org/[Open-iSCSI] initiator
-------------------------------------------------
-include::attributes.txt[]
+[[storage_open_iscsi]]
+Open-iSCSI initiator
+--------------------
+ifdef::wiki[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+:title: Storage: iSCSI
+endif::wiki[]
Storage pool type: `iscsi`
e.g. http://www.openmediavault.org/[OpenMediaVault], which is based on
Debian.
-To use this backend, you need to install the 'open-iscsi'
-package. This is a standard Debian package, but it is not installed by
-default to save resources.
+To use this backend, you need to install the
+http://www.open-iscsi.org/[Open-iSCSI] (`open-iscsi`) package. This is a
+standard Debian package, but it is not installed by default to save
+resources.
# apt-get install open-iscsi
-Low-level iscsi management task can be done using the 'iscsiadm' tool.
+Low-level iscsi management task can be done using the `iscsiadm` tool.
Configuration
iSCSI target.
-.Configuration Example ('/etc/pve/storage.cfg')
+.Configuration Example (`/etc/pve/storage.cfg`)
----
iscsi: mynas
portal 10.10.10.1
`content none`. That way it is not possible to create VMs using iSCSI
LUNs directly.
+
File naming conventions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scan a remote iSCSI portal, and returns a list of possible targets:
- pvesm iscsiscan -portal <HOST[:PORT]>
+ pvesm scan iscsi <HOST[:PORT]>
+
+ifdef::wiki[]
+
+See Also
+~~~~~~~~
+
+* link:/wiki/Storage[Storage]
+
+endif::wiki[]