Re: [ANNOUNCE] iSCSI Initiator Core Stack v1.6.1.20

[Dave Wysochanski <davidw@netapp.com>]

Andre Hedrick wrote:

>
> Hi Dave,
>
> If the NetAPP target is misconfigured, why would it even allow any 
> unknown
> initiator to go beyond discovery session?  It appears that a
> semi-successful lun scan has happened or am mis reading the report?
>
I think you're misreading the report and/or don't understand how our target
works.

> If I read deeper into your comments, does the target support ACL's?
> If yes, then how did any access to the target by an unauthorized 
> initiator
> happen?
>
The LUN mapping and security are technically different lists.  The
default  security policy (unless set otherwise) is AuthMethod=none.
By default though, you don't get any LUNs until you explicitly
map them.

> Also would you be kind enough to reveal what device class 31 is to 
> conform
> to under scsi?
>
I'll try to get more information on what's going on here.  I didn't actually
repro this, so I don't have a trace either - was just commenting based
on the mail.

> Cheers,
>
> Andre
>
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Dave Wysochanski wrote:
>
> > AJ Lewis wrote:
> >
> > > "Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nick@pyxtechnologies.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > The following is the first public release of the PyX 
> Technologies iSCSI
> > > > Initiator Core Stack v1.6.1.20 for Linux 2.6.11-rc4.  This is a 
> full
> > > > featured iSCSI Initiator stack that is capable of mulitplexing 
> coast to
> > > > coast across multiple independant backbone providers using various
> > > > network transports _TODAY_.  This is the first release of the core
> > > stack
> > > > and assoicated userspace tools, the accompanying authentication 
> daemon
> > > > will be released shortly.
> > >
> > > Very cool - glad you're releasing this. I've gotten this setup and
> > > running, but I can't seem to talk to my iscsi target.  The initiator
> > > detects it, but it can't recognize the type:
> > >
> > > iCHANNEL[0] - No defined iSCSI Authentication Methods, skipping
> > > SecurityNegotiation phase.
> > > iCHANNEL[0] - iSCSI login successful on CID: 0 to 
> 192.168.44.19:3260,2
> > > iCHANNEL[0] - Incremented iSCSI connection count to 1 to node:
> > > iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.33615311
> > > iCHANNEL[0] - Established iSCSI session to node:
> > > iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.33615311
> > > iSCSI Core Stack[1] - Incremented number of active iSCSI sessions 
> to 1.
> > > scsi: unknown device type 31
> > >   Vendor: NETAPP    Model: LUN               Rev: 0.2
> > >   Type:   Unknown                            ANSI SCSI revision: 04
> > >
> > > Any ideas on why this wouldn't be working?  Is there a configuration
> > > step I'm missing?
> > >
> > Make sure the initiator name is in the igroup on the filer for
> > any luns that you want mapped to the intiator.
> >
> > I think what you're seeing is not a real LUN, but the config LUN
> > or something like that, probably the result of the initiator name
> > not being in the igroup (see "igroup add" command on the filer).
> >
> > > Also, are you planning on updating the docs for the user tools at 
> all?
> > > There are several steps missing in the current README, and the man
> > > page lists some parameters incorrectly and misses other entirely.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to getting this working.
> > > --
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