Brocade iSCSI Gateway Service Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000440-01, June 2007)

42 iSCSI Gateway Service Administrator’s Guide

Publication Number: 53-1000440-01

Overview of iSNS configuration

iSNS clients initiate transactions with iSNS servers using the iSNS protocol, register available iSCSI

VTs, download information about other registered clients (such as iSCSI initiators), and receive

notification of events that occur in the DDs.

FIGURE 10 iSCSI network with iSNS server and clients

Displaying iSNS service status

To display the iSNS service status

1. Connect and log in to the switch.

2. Enter the following command to show the current Fabric OS configuration.

switch:admin> fosconfig --show

FC Routing service: disabled

iSCSI service: enabled

iSNS Client service: disabled

iS N S clien t

target 1

iS N S

server

iS CS I

VT 1

iS CS I in itia to r

iS C S I gateway service

iS N S clien t

IP Network

FC SAN