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Identify and Fix iSCSI Issues

In this exercise, you'll troubleshoot and resolve an issue connecting an iSCSI initiator to the iSCSI target. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Clock icon Advanced
Duration
Clock icon 1h 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 10, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Review target configuration.

    Verify the target service is running:

    systemctl status target
    

    Start and enable the target service:

    systemctl start target && systemctl enable target
    

    Review the iSCSI target configuration:

    targetcli
    
    /> ls
    
    /> iscsi/iqn.2003-01.org.linux-iscsi.ip-10-0-1-10.x8664:sn.a3776832068c/tpg1/ get auth
    
  2. Challenge

    Review initiator configuration.

    View existing block devices:

    lsblk
    

    Verify network connectivity to the target:

    telnet 10.0.1.10 3260
    

    Review the initiator configuration file:

    vim /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf
    

    Comment out the authentication settings:

    #node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP
    ...
    #node.session.auth.username = server2
    #node.session.auth.password = secret
    

    Check for existing target records:

    iscsiadm -m node
    

    Verify the name in /etc/iscsi/initatorname.iscsi matches the target ACL:

    cat /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
    

    Retrieve the target from Server1:

    iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p 10.0.1.10
    

    Connect to the target:

    iscsiadm -m node -T iqn.2003-01.org.linux-iscsi.ip-10-0-1-10.x8664:sn.a3776832068c -l
    

    Verify the block device is available:

    lsblk
    

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