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@@ -1897,6 +1897,11 @@ images for the guest storage. Both disk and cdrom images are supported.
Syntax for specifying iSCSI LUNs is
``iscsi://<target-ip>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>''
+By default qemu will use the iSCSI initiator-name
+'iqn.2008-11.org.linux-kvm[:<name>]' but this can also be set from the command
+line or a configuration file.
+
+
Example (without authentication):
@example
qemu-system-i386 -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.2001-04.com.example:my-initiator \
@@ -1926,6 +1931,9 @@ DEF("iscsi", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_iscsi,
" iSCSI session parameters\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
+iSCSI parameters such as username and password can also be specified via
+a configuration file. See qemu-doc for more information and examples.
+
@item NBD
QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as well
as Unix Domain Sockets.