From 97db3db45c7e96888ea48a54ff19b7ff5d08cca6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Grover Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:37:28 -0700 Subject: Update README for removal of DBM requirement Removed in 093b1f4 (2006) Signed-off-by: Andy Grover --- README | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 7364b2d..ec22098 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -159,15 +159,20 @@ Usage: iscsid [OPTION] 5. Open-iSCSI Configuration Utility =================================== -Open-iSCSI persistent configuration is implemented as a DBM database -available on all Linux installations. - -The database contains two tables: - -- Discovery table (/etc/iscsi/send_targets); -- Node table (/etc/iscsi/nodes). - -The regular place for iSCSI database files: /etc/iscsi/nodes +Open-iSCSI persistent configuration is stored in a number of +directories under a configuration root directory, using a flat-file +format. This configuration root directory is /etc/iscsi by default, +but may also commonly be in /var/lib/iscsi. + +Configuration is contained in directories for: + +- nodes +- slp +- isns +- static +- fw +- send_targets +- ifaces The iscsiadm utility is a command-line tool to manage (update, delete, insert, query) the persistent database. -- 1.7.11.7