Chelsio Communications Chelsio T4, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter V. RDMA Block Device Driver (RBD)
Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Linux
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4. Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-tuning
Adding a Target
On the initiator machine, run the following command to add a target:
[root@host~]# rbdctl -n -a <target_ip> -d <target_block_device> -p
<target_port_number>
E.g.:
[root@host~]# rbdctl -n -a 102.1.1.106 -d /dev/ram0 -p 65000
Removing a Target
Run the following command to remove a target from the initiator machine:
[root@host~]# rbdctl -r -d <initiator_device>
E.g.:
[root@host~]# rbdctl -r -d /dev/rbdi0
Listing Targets
Run the following command on the initiator, to list all the targets available:
[root@host~]# rbdctl -l
E.g.:
[root@host~]# rbdctl -l
local /dev/rbdi0 102.1.1.105:49093 remote /dev/ram0 102.1.1.106:65000 state
CONNECTED
local /dev/rbdi1 102.1.1.105:49685 remote /dev/ram1 102.1.1.106:65000 state
CONNECTED