ISNSD(8)ISNSD(8)NAMEisnsd - iSNS server daemon
SYNOPSISisnsd [-f] [-4] [-6] [-c filename] [-d debug-facility] [--dump-db]
[--init]
DESCRIPTION
Isnsd implements the iSNS protocol as defined in RFC 4171. iSNS is a
discovery protocol for iSCSI and iFCP.
OPTIONS
By default, isnsd will take most of its settings from the configuration
file /etc/isns/isnsd.conf, with the exception of the following options:
--config filename, -c filename
This option overrides the default configuration file.
--foreground,-f
By default, isnsd will put itself into the background. By speci‐
fying this option, you can tell it to run in the foreground. Any
error messages or debug output will be printed to the console
rather than being sent to syslog.
-4 tells isnsd to create an IPv4 socket only. Normally, it defaults
to IPv6 (which will accept both IPv4 and IPv6 connections).
-6 tells isnsd explicitly to create an IPv6 socket only. Since it
defaults to IPv6 anyway, this is really a no-op.
--debug facility, -d facility
enables debugging. Valid facilities are
┌────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│socket │ network send/receive │
│auth │ authentication and security related information │
│message │ iSNS protocol layer │
│state │ database state │
│scn │ SCN (state change notification) messages │
│esi │ ESI (entity status inquiry) messages │
│all │ all of the above │
└────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
--dump-db
This is a helper function that will read the database from the
file system, and display it in human readable form. When using
this option, isnsd will not open any sockets, and terminate
immediately after display the database.
This option is intended to be used by the administrator when
suspecting that the database contains bad/inconsistent informa‐
tion.
--init This option will create the server's authentication key, and the
required DSA parameters. The private key is stored in the file
specified by the AuthKey option (usually /etc/isns/auth_key).
The public portion of the key is written to same directory, with
the suffix .pub appended to the key file name.
SEE ALSO
RFC 4171, isnsadm(8), isnsdd(8), isns_config(5).
AUTHORS
Olaf Kirch <olaf.kirch@oracle.com>
11 May 2007 ISNSD(8)
