iSCSI Login Parameters

Parameter Description
AuthMethod AuthMethod permits the target and the to agree on the authentication method to be used. Valid values are CHAP and None.
CHAP Parameters For the CHAP authentication algorithm, one encryption algorithm is supported – CHAP with MD5 (5).
HeaderDigest and DataDigest HeaderDigest and DataDigest can be either None or CRC32C. The default value for both is None. Public and private digest extensions are not supported.
MaxConnections The maximum number of connections can be 1 through 4. The default value is 1.
SendTargets SendTargets is supported.
TargetName The target name with the iqn format.
InitiatorName The initiator name with either iqn or eui format.
TargetAlias The target alias if configured for the target.
InitiatorAlias The initiator alias for display, if the initiator has communicated the InitiatorAlias to the target.
TargetAddress For the initial release of the iSCSI interface, the target address is shown only as a dotted decimal IP address. DNS names are not supported.
TargetPortalGroupTag A 16-bit numerical identifier for an iSCSI target portal group.
InitialR2T The initial ready to transfer value can be either Yes or No. The default value is Yes.
ImmediateData The ImmediateData value can be either Yes or No. The default value is Yes.
MaxRecDataSegmentLength The maximum received data segment length can be from 512 to 65,536 (64 KB). The default is 8192 (8 KB).
MaxBurstLength The maximum burst length value can be from 512 to 262,144 (256 KB). The default value is 262,144 (256 KB).
FirstBurstLength The first burst length value can be from 512 to 131,072 (128 KB). The default value is 65,536 (64 KG).
DefaultTime2Wait The default time to wait value can be from 0 to 3600 seconds. The default value is 2.
DefaultTime2Retain The default time to retain value can be from 0 to 3600 seconds. The default value is 20.
MaxOutstandingR2T The maximum outstanding ready to transfer value can be from 1 to 16. The default value is 1.
DataPDUInOrder The data PDU in order value can be either Yes or No. This key is ignored by the target, because data that is received out of order is automatically put into the correct order.
DataSequenceInOrder The data sequence in order value is always set to Yes.
ErrorRecoveryLevel The error recovery level value is always set to 0.
SessionType The session type can be Discovery or Normal. This key is strictly declarative. The default value is Normal.
OFMarker and IFMarker OFMarker turns on or turns off the initiator to target markers on the connection. It is always set to No. IFMarker turns on or turns off the target to initiator markers on the connection. It is always set to No.
OFMarkInt and IFMarkInt OFMarkInt and IFMarkInt set the interval for the initiator to target markers on the connection and are irrelevant. The target always responds with Reject.