From: John Ferlan type
, which is one of dir
,
fs
, netfs
, disk
,
iscsi
, logical
, scsi
- (all since 0.4.1), mpath
- (since 0.7.1), rbd
- (since 0.9.13), sheepdog
- (since 0.10.0),
- gluster
(since
- 1.2.0), zfs
(since
- 1.2.8) or vstorage
(since
- 3.1.0). This corresponds to the
+ (all since 0.4.1),
+ mpath
(since 0.7.1),
+ rbd
(since 0.9.13),
+ sheepdog
(since 0.10.0),
+ gluster
(since 1.2.0),
+ zfs
(since 1.2.8),
+ vstorage
(since 3.1.0),
+ or iscsi-direct
(since 4.7.0).
+ This corresponds to the
storage backend drivers listed further along in this document.
device
fs
, logical
, disk
,
- iscsi
, zfs
, vstorage
).
+ iscsi
, iscsi-direct
, zfs
,
+ vstorage
).
May be repeated multiple times depending on backend driver. Contains
a required attribute path
which is either the fully
qualified path to the block device node or for iscsi
- the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).
+ or iscsi-direct
the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).
Since 0.4.1
An optional attribute part_separator
for each
path
may be supplied. Valid values for the attribute
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@
host
netfs
, iscsi
,
+ iscsi-direct
,
rbd
, sheepdog
, gluster
). Will be
used in combination with a directory
or device
element. Contains an attribute name
@@ -348,11 +351,19 @@
server. See the storage driver page for
any restrictions for specific storage backends.
Since 0.4.1initiator
iscsi-direct
pool in order to provide
+ the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) to communicate with the pool's
+ device
target IQN. There is one sub-element
+ iqn
with the name
attribute to describe
+ the IQN for the initiator.
+ Since 4.7.0auth
auth
element provides the
authentication credentials needed to access the source by the
setting of the type
attribute (pool
- types iscsi
, rbd
). The type
+ types iscsi
, iscsi-direct
, rbd
).
+ The type
must be either "chap" or "ceph". Use "ceph" for
Ceph RBD (Rados Block Device) network sources and use "iscsi" for CHAP
(Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol) iSCSI
diff --git a/docs/storage.html.in b/docs/storage.html.in
index 9adcc2a87f..c8617aace5 100644
--- a/docs/storage.html.in
+++ b/docs/storage.html.in
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@
- This is a variant of the iSCSI pool. Instead of unsing iscsiadm, it uses + This is a variant of the iSCSI pool. Instead of using iscsiadm, it uses libiscsi. - It require a host, a path which is the target iqn and an initiator iqn. + It requires a host, a path which is the target IQN, and an initiator IQN.
- The iSCSI volume pool does not use the pool format type element. + The iSCSI direct volume pool does not use the pool format type element.
- The iSCSI volume pool does not use the volume format type element. + The iSCSI direct volume pool does not use the volume format type element.