Software/Driver Loading; Latest Iscsi Software Stack Driver Software - Chelsio Communications Terminator Series Installation And User Manual

Chapter X. iSCSI PDU Offload Target

Software/Driver Loading

Please ensure that all inbox drivers are unloaded before proceeding with
Important
unified wire drivers.
[root@host~]# rmmod csiostor cxgb4i cxgbit iw_cxgb4 chcr cxgb4vf cxgb4
libcxgbi libcxgb
There are two main steps to installing the Chelsio iSCSI PDU Offload Target software. They are:
1. Installing the iSCSI software – The majority of this section deals with how to install the iSCSI
software.
2. Configuring the iSCSI software – Information on configuring the software can be found in a
section further into this user's guide.
3.1.

Latest iSCSI Software Stack Driver Software

The iSCSI software stack comes bundled in the Chelsio Unified Wire package which can be
downloaded from the
The iSCSI software is available for use with most installations of the Linux kernel. The software
is dependent on the underlying NIC adapter driver and thus the limitation on what version of the
Linux kernel it can run on is mostly dependent on the NIC driver's limitations.
The iSCSI module will be installed in the
/lib/modules/<linux_kernel_version>/updates/kernel/drivers/scsi/chiscsi
directory. The modules database will be updated by the installer. This allows the iSCSI module to
be located when using the
inside the package under /build/src/chiscsi/t4.
iscsictl
The tool and the
iscsictl
client. The
client. It also provides control for iSCSI global settings.
1. Loading the Kernel module
Run modprobe as follows:
[root@host~]# modprobe chiscsi_t4
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modprobe
utility. The actual module
chisns
tool will be installed in
tool is provided for configuring and managing the iSCSI targets and iSNS
chiscsi_t4.ko
/sbin chisns
. The tool starts the iSNS
can be found
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