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NAME

isns - Internet Storage Name Service

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/isns

DESCRIPTION

The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) provides consolidated discovery
services for Internet SCSI (iSCSI) and Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
(iFCP) devices in an IP network. iSNS uses a client/server mechanism:
servers store configuration information for clients, and provide that
information upon a client's request. IETF RFC 4171 describes the
protocols between the server and client.


This man page provides a summary of the Solaris iSNS server
implementation. The current implementation does not support iFCP devices.


Solaris iSNS server is implemented as the daemon isns, which binds to the
well -known port 3205 to service client requests. The daemon is started
by the service management facility (smf(7)), using the fault management
resource identifier (FMRI):

svc:/network/isns_server


Use svcadm(8) to enable isns. Enabling the service means that it starts
and runs automatically whenever the operating system is booted. The state
of service can be displayed with the svcs(1) command.


The service properties listed below can be managed using svccfg(8). The
default value is assigned per RFC 4171 and implementation choice.

data_store_location

Configuration data store location. The default location is
/etc/isns/isnsdata.xml.


ESI_retry_threshold_count

Entity Status Inquiry retry threshold counter. The default count is
3.


Management_SCNs_Enabled

Boolean that determines whether Management State Change Notification
is enabled. The default is yes.


Authorized_Control_Nodes

Control node names.


After changing a property value, you must use svcadm(8) refresh to enable
isns to recognize the new value. If you change the data_store_location
property, you must enter a svcadm restart command for the change to take
effect.


RFC 4171 defines the default discovery domain, the default domain set,
and the "Default DD/DDS" setting with the intent of managing clients that
have not been assigned to any user-defined discovery domain. The server
adopts the following behaviors with respect to the default discovery
domain and domain set:

o An unassigned client is added to the default discovery domain.
A newly registered client or a client that was removed from
its last discovery domain membership is considered to be an
unassigned client.

o When a client gets assigned to a user-defined discovery
domain, the server will remove the client from the default
discovery domain.

o The default discovery domain set is allowed to be
administratively activated or deactivated in order to let the
administrator control discovery among clients in the default
discovery domain.

o It is not allowed to administratively add a client to the
default discovery domain, nor to administratively add a user-
defined discovery domain to the default discovery domain set.

o The default state of the Default discovery domain set is
inactive.


The isns server supports certain rbac(7) authorizations that allow you to
administer isns activity. These authorizations include the following
auth_attr(5) privileges:

solaris.isnsmgr.write

Required to create a discovery domain or domain set, to
enable/disable a discovery domain set and to change grouping of iSNS
clients in a discovery domain or grouping of discovery domains in a
discovery domain set.


solaris.smf.manage.isns

Required to manage the isns server through the smf(7).


solaris.smf.value.isns

Required to change the SMF service properties associated with isns.


The iSNS Server Management profile (see prof_attr(5)) includes all of the
preceding authorizations. See rbac(7) for an overview of roles and
authorizations.

OPTIONS

There are no options supported by the isns daemon.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Starting an isns Server

The following command starts the isns server.


# svcadm enable svc:/network/isns_server

Example 2: Stopping an isns Server

The following command stops the isns server.


# svcadm disable svc:/network/isns_server

Example 3: Changing an isns Property

The following sequence of commands changes the value of the
ESI_retry_threshold_count property.


# svccfg -s svc:/network/isns_server setprop \
config/ESI_retry_threshold_count = 6
# svcadm refresh svc:/network/isns_server

FILES

/usr/sbin/isns

iSNS daemon binary.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

svcs(1), auth_attr(5), prof_attr(5), attributes(7), rbac(7), smf(7),
isnsadm(8), svcadm(8), svccfg(8)

NOTES

It is strongly recommended that you restart the server (svcadm restart)
after a service property is changed. This allows the server to apply a
uniform setting for existing and new clients.


A control node, as described in RFC 4171, is not required to administer
the server. Control node operations can be achieved through the
isnsadm(8) command interface on the local host. For example, isnsadm
enables you to create a discovery domain and a discovery domain set and
to add a member to it, in order to create discovery domain and discovery
domain set associations.


November 8, 2007 ISNS(8)