This section describes how to install the iSCSI initiator
software on Linux® on System z®.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the latest release of the initiator
software from the Linux distribution
vendor which supports the Storwize® V7000
system (iSCSI target).
About this task
The initiator software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems is packaged as iscsi-initiator-utils.
The initiator software on SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server systems is packaged as open-iscsi.
Procedure
- For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL
6)
# rpm -qa |grep iscsi-initiator-utils
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.el6.s390x
If the
package is not installed:
#rpm -ivh <iscsi-initiator-utils rpm package>
or
#yum install iscsi-initiator-utils
For
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(SLES 11)# rpm -qa | grep open-iscsi
open-iscsi-2.0.872-0.35.1
If the package is not
installed:
#rpm -ivh <open-iscsi rpm package>
or
#zypper install open-iscsi
- To manage the software, use the chkconfig and service commands.
The service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems
is iscsid. The service for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is open-iscsi.
The following examples are for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 6)# chkconfig | grep iscsid
iscsid 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
# chkconfig iscsid on
# chkconfig | grep iscsid
iscsid 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
# /etc/init.d/iscsi start
Starting iscsi: [ OK ]
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES 11)# chkconfig --list |grep iscsi
open-iscsi 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
# insserv open-iscsi
# chkconfig --list |grep iscsi
open-iscsi 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off
# /etc/init.d/open-iscsi start
Loading iscsi modules: tcp done
Starting iSCSI initiator service: done
Setting up iSCSI targets: unused
or
#rcopen-iscsi start
Loading iscsi modules: tcp done
Starting iSCSI initiator service: done
Setting up iSCSI targets: unused
- Use the default settings for the iSCSI initiator.
These
settings are described in /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf.