Ubuntu
The Linux SCSI Target Wiki
| Company / developer | Canonical Ltd. / Ubuntu Foundation |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Free and open source software |
| Initial release | 20 October 2004 |
| Language(s) | Multilingual (more than 55) |
| Update method | APT (front-ends available) |
| Package manager | dpkg (front-ends like Synaptic available) |
| Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Linux (Monolithic) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Mainly GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2) plus proprietary binary blobs and various other licenses |
| Official website | ubuntu.com |
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu ("humanity towards others").[1] Ubuntu is designed primarily for use on personal computers, although a server edition also exists. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK-based company Canonical Ltd.
LIO has been the default block storage target from Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (version 12), released on 4/2/2012.
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Summary
| Versions | Precise Pangolin v12 |
|---|---|
| Archive | Ubuntu universe |
| Source git | target_core.ko, targetcli |
| Documentation | - |
Installation
The user space shell targetcli can be installed as follows:
su -c 'apt-get install targetcli'
Run targetcli as 'root' as follows:
# PYTHONPATH=. ./scripts/targetcli
Initiator
The Open-iSCSI Initiator comes pre-installed on Ubuntu.
See also
| Distribution | Version[Linux 1] | Release | Archive | Install | Source git[Linux 2] | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS | 6.2 | 2011-12-20 | CentOS mirror | su -c 'yum install fcoe-target-utils' | targetcli-fb.git | Tech Notes |
| Debian | 7.0 ("wheezy") | TBA | Debian pool | su -c 'apt-get install targetcli' | targetcli | |
| Fedora | 16, 17/18 | 2011-11-08 | Fedora Rawhide | su -c 'yum install targetcli' | targetcli-fb.git | Target Wiki |
| openSUSE | 12.1 | 2011-11-08 | Requires manual installation from targetcli. | |||
| RHEL | 6.2 | 2011-11-16 | Fedora Rawhide | su -c 'yum install fcoe-target-utils' | targetcli-fb.git | Tech Notes |
| Scientific Linux | 6.2 | 2012-02-16 | SL Mirror | su -c 'yum install fcoe-target-utils' | targetcli-fb.git | Tech Notes |
| SLES | SP2 | 2012-02-15 | Requires manual installation from targetcli. | |||
| Ubuntu | PrecisePangolin v12 | 2012-04-26 | Ubuntu universe | su -c 'apt-get install targetcli' | targetcli | |
- ↑ The distribution release where LIO was included first.
- ↑ Technical support, and qualified backports to other kernels and distributions are available from Datera.
Notes
- ↑ "About the Name". Official Ubuntu Documentation. Canonical Ltd.
External links
- Ubuntu Official website
- Ubuntu Wikipedia entry
- Ubuntu at the Open Directory Project
- How to Connect to an iSCSI Volume using Open-iSCSI in Linux
