.TH ISCSISTART 8 "Jan 2010" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
iscsistart \- iSCSI boot tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI iscsistart
[OPTION]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B iscsistart
will start a session using the settings passed in, or
using the iBFT or Open Firmware [OF] boot information. This program should
not be run to manage sessions. Its primary use is to start
sessions used for iSCSI root boot.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI [-c|--config=]\fIconfig\-file\fP
Read configuration from \fIconfig\-file\fR rather than the default
\fI@HOMEDIR@/iscsid.conf\fR file.
.TP
.BI [-i|--initiatorname=]\fIname\fP
Set InitiatorName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
.TP
.BI [-t|--targetname=]\fIname\fP
Set TargetName to name (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
.TP
.BI [-g|--tgpt=]\fIN\fP
Set target portal group tag to N (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
.TP
.BI [-a|--address=]\fIA.B.C.D\fP
Set IP address to A.B.C.D (Required if not using iBFT or OF)
.TP
.BI [-p|--port=]\fIN\fP
Set port to N (Optional. Default 3260)
.TP
.BI [-u|--username=]\fIN\fP
Set username to N (Optional)
.TP
.BI [-w|--password=]\fIN\fP
Set password to N (Optional)
.TP
.BI [-U|-username_in=]\fIN\fP
Set incoming username to N (Optional)
.TP
.BI [-W|--password_in=]\fIN\fP
Set incoming password to N (Optional)
.TP
.BI [-d|--debug=]\fIdebug_level\fP
Print debugging information
.TP
.BI [-b|--fwparam_connect]
Create a session to the target using the iBFT or OF info
.TP
.BI [-N|--fwparam_network]
Bring up the network as specified by iBFT or OF
.TP
.BI [-f|--fwparam_print]
Print the iBFT or OF info to STDOUT
.TP
.BI [-P|--param=]\fINAME=VALUE\fP
Set the parameter with the name NAME to VALUE. NAME is one of the settings
in the node record or iscsid.conf. Multiple params can be passed in.
.TP
.BI [-h|--help]
Display this help and exit
.TP
.BI [-v|--version]
Display version and exit


.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR iscsiadm (8)

.SH AUTHORS
Open-iSCSI project <http://www.open-iscsi.com/>
.br
Mike Christie <mchristi@redhat.com>
