SOLVED Can't start iSCSI

[connifer]

I did a fresh install using FreeNAS-9.3-BETA-201412082151.iso and imported my zfs volume. Then I upgraded to 9.3-RELEASE using the built-in updater. I changed to the FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE train, searched for updates, and installed them. Following that I proceeded to configure iSCSI to support my 5.5u2 esxi host (currently running 4 systems over NFS). I then tried to start the iSCSI service. It failed with the following log messages:

Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: File "/usr/local/libexec/nas/generate_ctl_conf.py", line 64
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: elif " " initiator.iscsi_target_initiator_auth_network:
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: ^
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: ctld not running? (check /var/run/ctld.pid).
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: ctld not running? (check /var/run/ctld.pid).
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 root: /etc/rc.d/ctld: WARNING: /etc/ctl.conf is not readable.
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: /etc/rc.d/ctld: WARNING: /etc/ctl.conf is not readable.
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 root: /etc/rc.d/ctld: WARNING: failed precmd routine for ctld
Dec 9 00:20:14 nas02 notifier: /etc/rc.d/ctld: WARNING: failed precmd routine for ctld
Dec 8 22:23:16 nas02 smartd[2787]: Device: /dev/ada7, 6 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors
Dec 8 22:23:16 nas02 smartd[2787]: Device: /dev/ada7, 6 Offline uncorrectable sectors​

I found a similar report listed as bug #6719 which is listed as resolved. I also found a couple of similar issues reported in the forum. One of the forum postings talked about the ctl.conf file so I created it manually (using the post as a template for content). This time iSCSI started but I couldn't scan from the esxi host. Then I tried leaving the file empty and recreated all the iSCSI configs in the GUI but again no joy. Below is a tcpdump trace of the most recent log messages and the FreeNAS refusing the scan from the esxi host.

Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: File "/usr/local/libexec/nas/generate_ctl_conf.py", line 64
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: elif " " initiator.iscsi_target_initiator_auth_network:
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: ^
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: ctld not running? (check /var/run/ctld.pid).
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: ctld not running? (check /var/run/ctld.pid).
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: Starting ctld.
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 notifier: ctld: /etc/ctl.conf is world-readable
Dec 9 01:25:31 nas02 ctld[21070]: /etc/ctl.conf is world-readable​

01:25:57.087124 IP 192.168.110.31.32467 > 192.168.110.21.iscsi-target: Flags (S), seq 2327391399, win 65535, options [mss 1460,nop,wscale 9,sackOK,TS val 207021302 ecr 0], length 0
01:25:57.087133 IP 192.168.110.21.iscsi-target > 192.168.110.31.32467: Flags [R.], seq 0, ack 2327391400, win 0, length 0
01:25:57.087625 IP 192.168.110.31.29341 > 192.168.110.21.iscsi-target: Flags (S), seq 3840856215, win 65535, options [mss 1460,nop,wscale 9,sackOK,TS val 207021302 ecr 0], length 0
01:25:57.087630 IP 192.168.110.21.iscsi-target > 192.168.110.31.29341: Flags [R.], seq 0, ack 3840856216, win 0, length 0​

(fyi, I changed the "syn" flags from "[" and "]" to "(" and ")" to fix a formatting issue)

Can you provide me some guidance?

Thanks
Bill Nelson

 

[rogerh]

Is the second post in this thread relevant?

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/freenas-9-3-is-now-released.25447/

 

[connifer]

Yep. I ran the command and iSCSI lit right up when I started it. I proceeded to mount the lun on the esxi host and it appears to be working (I am moving one of my systems currently).

Thanks!
bill

 

[rogerh]

Don' t use iSCSI myself - but it looked relevant. You're welcome!