---
name: "istgt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "istgt"
version: "0.4~20111008-4+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/istgt"
---

# istgt(1)

iSCSI target

## NAME

istgt - iSCSI target

## SYNOPSIS

**istgt** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**istgt** is an iSCSI target for FreeBSD 7.1 or later. It is designed for multipath failover cluster nodes. Also useful for virtual machine such as Hyper-V, ESXi.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *config*

  Use specified file as configuration file. Multiple instance of istgt is allowed for different IP/ports.

- **-p** *pidfile*

  Use specified file for writing PID of daemon. Also it can be specified in configuration file. This option overwrites by setting of configuration file.

- **-l** *facility*

  Use specific syslog facility.

- **-m** *mode*

  Use specified operational mode. 0 = traditional (similar to 20100707), 1 = normal (default), 2 = experimental (new feature mode).

- **-t** *flag*

  Print trace information to standard error. trace flag (all, net, iscsi, scsi, lu, none)

- **-q**

  Use quiet mode. The warning message is omitted.

- **-D**

  The istgt will not detach from tty and run as foreground. It requires to print tarce information.

- **-H**

  Show usage

- **-V**

  Show version

## FILES

- */etc/istgt/istgt.conf*

  Configuration file

- */etc/istgt/auth.conf*

  Authentication information file

- */var/run/istgt.pid*

  PID of daemon

## AUTHORS

Daisuke Aoyama \<aoyama@peach.ne.jp\>