ISCSID(8) | System Manager's Manual | ISCSID(8)

# NAME

`iscsid` — iSCSI (Internet SCSI) daemon

# SYNOPSIS

`iscsid` | [`-dv`] [`-n` device] [`-s` socket]

# DESCRIPTION

`iscsid` is an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) initiator implementation.

`iscsid` is usually started at boot time.

A running `iscsid` can be controlled with the iscsictl(8) utility.

The options are as follows:

`-d`
  Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, `iscsid` will run in the foreground and log to stderr.
`-n` device
  Use an alternate /dev entry for communicating with the kernel.
`-s` socket
  Use an alternate location for the default control socket.
`-v`
  Produce more verbose output.

# FILES

/etc/iscsi.conf
  Default `iscsid` configuration file.
/dev/vscsi0
  Default device used to exchange SCSI messages with the kernel midlayer.
/var/run/iscsid.sock
  UNIX-domain socket used for communication with iscsictl(8).

# SEE ALSO

vscsi(4), iscsi.conf(5), iscsictl(8)

# STANDARDS

Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Naming and Discovery, RFC 3721, April 2004.

Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) Protocol (Consolidated), RFC 7143, April 2014.

# HISTORY

The `iscsid` program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.9.

# AUTHORS

Claudio Jeker <claudio@openbsd.org>.

January 21, 2025 | Debian