iscsiadm

Show active sessions

$ sudo iscsiadm -m session

$ sudo iscsiadm -m node

$ sudo iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p [ip_address]

$ sudo iscsiadm -m node -T [iqn] -p [ip_address]:3260 -l

$ sudo iscsiadm -m node -T [iqn] -p [ip_address]:3260 -u

$ sudo iscsiadm -m node -o new -T [iqn] -p [ip_address]:3260

$ sudo iscsiadm -m node -T [iqn] -p [ip_address]:3260 -o update -n node.session.auth.authmethod -v CHAP

iscsiadm -m mode [options]

iscsiadm is the command-line tool for managing iSCSI initiator connections. It handles discovery of iSCSI targets, authentication configuration, and session management.
iSCSI allows block storage to be accessed over IP networks, presenting remote storage as local SCSI devices. The initiator (client) connects to targets (storage) using IQNs (iSCSI Qualified Names) for identification.

-m, --mode MODE

Operation mode: discovery, node, session, iface

Discovery type: sendtargets, isns

Target portal address

Target iSCSI Qualified Name

Log in to target

Log out from target

Operation: new, delete, update, show

Parameter name

Parameter value

Requires root privileges. The iscsid daemon must be running. CHAP credentials must be configured before login for authenticated targets. Changes to node configuration require logout/login to take effect.

iscsiadm is part of the Open-iSCSI project, which provides the standard iSCSI implementation for Linux. iSCSI was standardized in RFC 3720 in 2004.

iscsid(8), targetcli(8), lsblk(8)