- run: fdisk -l<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/01iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Next install the targetcli package:
- Run: yum install targetcli -y<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Run targetcli<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/02iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Create the backstores
- Run: cd backstores\/block<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/03iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Run: create dev=\/dev\/<storage> name=MyStorage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/04iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Running \u201cls\u201d should show something similar to this:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/06iscsi-1024x74.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Creating the iscsi Targets
- Run: cd \/iscsi<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/07iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Create a iscsi target by creating a custom IQN ( many times the format is iqn.YYYY-MM.com.example:targetdescription )
- Run: create wwn=iqn.2020-01.com.mydomain:svrstorage<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/08iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Running ls should show something similar to this:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/09iscsi-1024x128.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Add ACLs for the hosts that will connect
- Run: cd iqn.2020-10.com.mydomain:svrstorage\/tpg1\/acls (using your custome IQN)<\/li><\/ul>
- Create the ACL for the connecting hosts (you must know the IQN of the connecting host)
- Run: create wwn=iqn.2019-02.com.otherhost:node1<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Running \u201cls\u201d should show something like this:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11iscsi-1024x55.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- We need to map the LUN to the iscsi target
- Run cd \/iscsi\/iqn.2020-10.com.mydomain:svrstorage\/tpg1\/luns (the IQN being the remote hosts IQN)<\/li><\/ul>
- Run: create \/backstores\/block\/MyStorage<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/12iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Running \u201cls\u201d should show you something like this<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13iscsi-1024x56.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Verify it all looks right, and exit
- Run: cd \/<\/li><\/ul>
- Run: ls and verify that your settings appear correct<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/14iscsi-1024x329.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- If all of your devices and ACLs look correct, type exit to save and quit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.davidhedges.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/15iscsi.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Start the iscsi target
- Run: systemctl enable target
- This will enable the daemon starting each time the server starts up<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Run: systemctl start target
- This will start the iscsi target daemon<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- At this point your remote hosts should be able to connect and see the storage you have shared.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- At this point your remote hosts should be able to connect and see the storage you have shared.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- This will start the iscsi target daemon<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Run: systemctl start target
- This will enable the daemon starting each time the server starts up<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Run: systemctl enable target
- Start the iscsi target
- If all of your devices and ACLs look correct, type exit to save and quit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: ls and verify that your settings appear correct<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: cd \/<\/li><\/ul>
- Verify it all looks right, and exit
- Running \u201cls\u201d should show you something like this<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: create \/backstores\/block\/MyStorage<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run cd \/iscsi\/iqn.2020-10.com.mydomain:svrstorage\/tpg1\/luns (the IQN being the remote hosts IQN)<\/li><\/ul>
- We need to map the LUN to the iscsi target
- Running \u201cls\u201d should show something like this:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: create wwn=iqn.2019-02.com.otherhost:node1<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Create the ACL for the connecting hosts (you must know the IQN of the connecting host)
- Run: cd iqn.2020-10.com.mydomain:svrstorage\/tpg1\/acls (using your custome IQN)<\/li><\/ul>
- Add ACLs for the hosts that will connect
- Running ls should show something similar to this:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: create wwn=iqn.2020-01.com.mydomain:svrstorage<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Create a iscsi target by creating a custom IQN ( many times the format is iqn.YYYY-MM.com.example:targetdescription )
- Run: cd \/iscsi<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Creating the iscsi Targets
- Running \u201cls\u201d should show something similar to this:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: create dev=\/dev\/<storage> name=MyStorage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Run: cd backstores\/block<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Create the backstores
- Next install the targetcli package: