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Oracle Linux uses the Linux-IO Target (LIO) to provide the block-storage SCSI target for FCoE, iSCSI, and Mellanox InfiniBand (iSER and SRP). For iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface), an iSCSI target is a server, storage array, or device that hosts storage resources and provides them as SCSI block devices (LUNs) accessible over an IP network to iSCSI initiators.
An iSCSI initiator is a client device that uses the iSCSI protocol to send SCSI commands to an iSCSI target over an IP network, essentially acting as a client in a storage network.
Objectives
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
- Configure an iSCSI target
- Configure an iSCSI Initiator
Prerequisites
Two Oracle Linux systems running the UEK kernel
Each system should have Oracle Linux installed and configured with:
- a non-root user with sudo permissions
Attach two 50GB block volumes to one instance as read-write for use as iSCSI block devices
OCI Ingress Rules allowing TCP and UDP traffic on port 3260. Security lists control the traffic in and out of the various subnets associated with the VCN.