ISCSI

iSCSI is used in SANs to connect storage devices via an ethernet connection to a server.

iSCSI Initiator
An iSCSI initiator is a mashine that connects to a storage in the network. The oposite site, the storage itself, is an iSCSI Target.

Kernel Requirements
If you want to connect a Tape or any other special device via iSCSI, be sure to select it too!

In-kernel support can be enabled as a built in module, but you still need to do a make modules_install for it to appear in /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.builtin so on iscsid startup modprobe can confirm it is indeed available.

Installation
If you are in doubt which USE flag you need, just leave them on standard.

Configuration
Start iscsid

Discover your targetnames

Add a target to the configuration

And tell iscid to start this target on startup automatically

iSCSI Target
An iSCSI Targets offers storage via iSCSI to a network. An Initiator connects to a target to use the storage on the target.