Configure Initiator (client)
Step 1 #
Please run apt-get update and install open-iscsi package:
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install open-iscsi
Step 2 #
Assuming your server IP address is 10.0.0.1, please run:
$ iscsiadm -m discovery -t st -p 10.0.0.1
Step 3 #
Now please edit file: /etc/iscsi/nodes/client.iscsi:lun1/10.0.0.1,3260,1/default
Now locate and change/add following values:
node.startup = automatic
node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP
node.session.auth.username = client-scsi
node.session.auth.password = client-password
node.session.auth.username_in = server-scsi
node.session.auth.password_in = server-password
Step 4 #
Now restart open-iscsi:
$ service open-iscsi restart
Step 5 #
Please check now if your iscsi drive is visible on the client side by using lsblk
