Not able to start iscsi service on 9.2.1.5

[arumon]

Hi,

I am new to freenas. I am trying to configure the iscsi target on freenas. I added the device extend and associated it with the target. after that when i try to restart the iscsi service, the service is failing. when i checked the console of freenas i could see the "auto size error". I tried the association with the file extend and it is working fine. Please help.

Regards,
Arumon

 

[dlavigne]

Please paste the related part of /var/log/messages.

 

[arumon]

May 13 08:13:45 freenas notifier: Will not 'reload' istgt because istgt_enable is NO.
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: istgt not running? (check /var/run/istgt.pid).
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: istgt not running? (check /var/run/istgt.pid).
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: Starting istgt.
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: istgt version 0.5 (20121028)
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: istgt version 0.5 (20121028)
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: normal mode
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: normal mode
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: using kqueue
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: using kqueue
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: using host atomic
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: using host atomic
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: istgt_lu.c:1742:istgt_lu_add_unit: ***ERROR*** LU1: LUN0: Auto size error (/dev/None)
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: istgt_lu.c:1742:istgt_lu_add_unit: ***ERROR*** LU1: LUN0: Auto size error (/dev/None)
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: istgt_lu.c:2151:istgt_lu_init: ***ERROR*** lu_add_unit() failed
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: istgt_lu.c:2151:istgt_lu_init: ***ERROR*** lu_add_unit() failed
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: istgt.c:2799:main: ***ERROR*** istgt_lu_init() failed
May 13 08:14:07 freenas istgt[25930]: istgt.c:2799:main: ***ERROR*** istgt_lu_init() failed
May 13 08:14:07 freenas root: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/istgt: WARNING: failed to start istgt
May 13 08:14:07 freenas notifier: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/istgt: WARNING: failed to start istgt

 

[dlavigne]

Which version of FreeNAS? And are you using a zvol or something else for the device extent?

 

[arumon]

version =9.2.1.5


I am not using zvol. I am creating extend using the device option. The file option is working fine.

Regards,
Arumon

 

[dlavigne]

Which is why I asked about the type of device These are your choices for a device extent, which one are you using?

Device extent: virtualizes an unformatted physical disk, RAID controller, zvol, zvol snapshot, or an existing HAST device.

 

[arumon]

OK. I am running freenas on a VM. Hence the type of device is a vmdk disk on the freenas vm.
I have tried creating device extend with zfs volume and associate it with iscsi target, then it is working fine. but when i tried to create device extend directly with the device name da1, and associated it with iscsi target then the iscsi service not getting started.

 

[dlavigne]

I double-checked, and a vmdk is not a supported device for a device extent. I'll add a note to the docs for 9.2.2.

 

[cyberjock]

I double-checked, and a vmdk is not a supported device for a device extent. I'll add a note to the docs for 9.2.2.

A note shouldn't be necessary. That's like including a reminder that you shouldn't pour oil in your gas tank and expect it to work.

Someone trying to use a vmdk as an iscsi extent really doesn't understand the technology enough and is just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks.

 

[arumon]

I double-checked, and a vmdk is not a supported device for a device extent. I'll add a note to the docs for 9.2.2.

Thank you very much dlavigne, for confirming this.