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Since Linux 2.6.38 [[/LIO|LIO]] is the in-kernel iSCSI target.
Since Linux 2.6.38 [[/LIO|LIO]] is the in-kernel iSCSI target.
Before that it was tgt. [http://scst.sourceforge.net/ SCST] was another candidate for kernel inclusion.[https://lwn.net/Articles/424004/]
Before that it was tgt. [https://scst.sourceforge.net/ SCST] was another candidate for kernel inclusion.[https://lwn.net/Articles/424004/]


The current initiator is [[Open-iSCSI]].
The current initiator is [[Open-iSCSI]].

Latest revision as of 19:01, 11 November 2022

With iSCSI you can access storage over an IP-based network.

The exported storage entity is the target and the importing entity is the initiator.

Since Linux 2.6.38 LIO is the in-kernel iSCSI target. Before that it was tgt. SCST was another candidate for kernel inclusion.[1]

The current initiator is Open-iSCSI.

It is possible to boot Arch Linux via iSCSI.

See also