Bug#943348: open-iscsi: Ask for initiator name during install

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

Control: reassign -1 debian-installer

On Wed, 2019-10-23 at 13:47 -0400, Christopher David Howie wrote:
> (I am not sure if this is the correct package to report this to, or
> if
> there is a separate package for the debian-installer component. 
> Please
> reassign as appropriate.)
> 

I believe all bugs for the installer go to the debian-installer
package.

> In the Debian installer, while editing partitions, one has a chance
> to
> connect to iSCSI targets.  However, nowhere does the installer ask
> for
> the iSCSI initiator name during this process.  Some targets require a
> specific initiator name to be used (to avoid initiators discovering
> devices that aren't relevant to them) and currently, using those
> targets
> during installation requires switching to a secondary VT and manually
> editing files.
> 

Interesting. I recollect discoveries were done explicitly by the
initiator. Thus, you mention the target that you want to negotiate to.

But that was years ago. I haven't been on top of the iSCSI stuff
lately.

> It would be helpful for the installer to ask if a specific initiator
> name is required, and then configure both the installer environment
> and
> the target system to have that name.

I agree it could be a nice feature to have.

-- 
Ritesh Raj Sarraf | http://people.debian.org/~rrs
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Bug#943348: open-iscsi: Ask for initiator name during install

[Christopher David Howie]

Package: open-iscsi
Version: 2.0.874-7.1
Severity: wishlist

(I am not sure if this is the correct package to report this to, or if
there is a separate package for the debian-installer component.  Please
reassign as appropriate.)

In the Debian installer, while editing partitions, one has a chance to
connect to iSCSI targets.  However, nowhere does the installer ask for
the iSCSI initiator name during this process.  Some targets require a
specific initiator name to be used (to avoid initiators discovering
devices that aren't relevant to them) and currently, using those targets
during installation requires switching to a secondary VT and manually
editing files.

It would be helpful for the installer to ask if a specific initiator
name is required, and then configure both the installer environment and
the target system to have that name.

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