Based on the output below give the target a few minutes before you
attempt to have the Microsoft initiator log in.
You'll notice that the "Status" is currently "offline". Here's the
ugly details of what's happening. I was kind of between a rock and a
hard place for the initialization. The daemon needs to make sure all
of the space for a LU is available. This requires that it write every
block in the backing store if it's a regular file. If the daemon just
writes the last block a hole-y file is created and while this is cool
it presents problems (ask if you'd like more detail). So, there are
two choices regarding initialization, either block the CLI from
returning until complete or quickly return while the initialization
is done in the background. I choose the latter. If an initiator
attempts to connect to the target while the initialization occurs it
fails to see the underlying LU. Once the LU completes the
initialization it's notified of an inventory change such that it can
discovery the devices again. I know this rediscovery works with
Solaris as I tested it. I have not tested it with Microsoft so one of
two possibilities exist. a) Microsoft doesn't handle this condition
or b) the device hadn't completed initialization before you thought
something was wrong. I wouldn't give odds one way or another.
So, wait until the device is "online" and then see if the Microsoft
initiator doesn't connect.
Hope this helps.
On Apr 9, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Lan Tran wrote:
Hi, I'm new to Solaris OS.
I'm using MS initiator 2.3 to connect to a target on snv_61.
Initiator can connect to target ok, but "Disk Management" on XP Pro
does not see the target. I have no issue with a target created on
FreeBSD-6.2 using same initator. Here is how I created the target
on Solaris:
# mkdir -p /export/home/iscsi
# iscsitadm modify admin -d /export/home/iscsi
# iscsitadm create target -z 4g solaris
# iscsitadm list target -v solaris
Target: solaris
iSCSI Name: iqn.1986-03.com.sun:02:fec6603f-8b62-670f-cbe5-
edd4794c142d.solaris
Connections: 1
Initiator:
iSCSI Name: iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:test.pc
Alias: unknown
ACL list:
TPGT list:
LUN information:
LUN: 0
GUID: 010000b0d0d1b3ae00002a00461a540e
VID: SUN
PID: SOLARIS
Type: disk
Size: 4.0G
Status: offline
# svcs | grep isc
online 11:28:50 svc:/system/iscsitgt:default
Are there known issues with MS initiator 2.3? Has anyone gotten
this combo to work?
Thanks,
LT
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