Hi, I'm trying to connect an vmware esxi hosts to an stgt target. I have this little config: <target iqn.2014-04.rbdstore.example.com:loop> driver iscsi backing-store /var/tgt/store1 scsi_id 00010005 </target> tgt-admin -s Target 1: iqn.2014-04.rbdstore.example.com:loop System information: Driver: iscsi State: ready I_T nexus information: I_T nexus: 9 Initiator: iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:test-esx-02-795ba8ca alias: none Connection: 0 IP Address: 10.114.13.124 LUN information: LUN: 0 Type: controller SCSI ID: IET 00010000 SCSI SN: beaf10 Size: 0 MB, Block size: 1 Online: Yes Removable media: No Prevent removal: No Readonly: No SWP: No Thin-provisioning: No Backing store type: null Backing store path: None Backing store flags: LUN: 1 Type: disk SCSI ID: 00010005 SCSI SN: beaf11 Size: 21475 MB, Block size: 512 Online: Yes Removable media: No Prevent removal: No Readonly: No SWP: No Thin-provisioning: No Backing store type: rdwr Backing store path: /var/tgt/store1 Backing store flags: Account information: ACL information: ALL ls -l /var/tgt/store1 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 21474836480 Jun 16 16:15 /var/tgt/store1 The problem is that I get vmware error when I try to mount the datastore. >From vmkernel.log I see the following: 2016-06-16T15:09:46.005Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_StopConnection: vmhba38:CH:0 T:0 CN:0: iSCSI connection is being marked "OFFLINE" (Event:4) 2016-06-16T15:09:46.006Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_StopConnection: Sess [ISID: 00023d000001 TARGET: iqn.2014-04.rbdstore.example.com:loop TPGT: 1 TSIH: 0] 2016-06-16T15:09:46.006Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_StopConnection: Conn [CID: 0 L: 10.114.13.124:31270 R: 10.114.13.61:3260] 2016-06-16T15:09:46.006Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_TaskMgmtIssue: vmhba38:CH:0 T:0 L:1 : Task mgmt "Abort Task" with itt=0x739 (refITT=0x737) timed out. 2016-06-16T15:09:46.293Z cpu1:32838)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceRequestFastDeviceProbe:237: NMP device "t10.0001000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" state in doubt; requested fast path state update... 2016-06-16T15:09:46.670Z cpu1:32800)ScsiDeviceIO: 2651: Cmd(0x43a5c07a8f40) 0x2a, CmdSN 0x17 from world 39720 to dev "t10.0001000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" failed H:0x3 D:0x0 P:0x0 Possible sense data: 0x0 0x0 0x0. 2016-06-16T15:09:46.671Z cpu15:39720)BC: 2430: Failed to write (uncached) object 't10.0001000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000': Timeout 2016-06-16T15:09:48.778Z cpu0:33350)iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_ConnNetRegister: socket 0x4304164f13f0 network resource pool netsched.pools.persist.iscsi associated 2016-06-16T15:09:48.778Z cpu0:33350)iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_ConnNetRegister: socket 0x4304164f13f0 network tracker id 16768 tracker.iSCSI.10.114.13.61 associated 2016-06-16T15:09:49.031Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_StartConnection: vmhba38:CH:0 T:0 CN:0: iSCSI connection is being marked "ONLINE" 2016-06-16T15:09:49.031Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_StartConnection: Sess [ISID: 00023d000001 TARGET: iqn.2014-04.rbdstore.example.com:loop TPGT: 1 TSIH: 0] 2016-06-16T15:09:49.031Z cpu0:33350)WARNING: iscsi_vmk: iscsivmk_StartConnection: Conn [CID: 0 L: 10.114.13.124:47349 R: 10.114.13.61:3260] 2016-06-16T15:09:49.035Z cpu11:39586)ScsiCore: 1609: Power-on Reset occurred on vmhba38:C0:T0:L1 2016-06-16T15:09:49.408Z cpu1:32800)NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:3298: Cmd 0x9e (0x439dc0784f00, 0) to dev "mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0" on path "vmhba32:C0:T0:L0" Failed: H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x20 0x0. Act:NONE 2016-06-16T15:10:13.286Z cpu8:33251)NMP: nmp_ResetDeviceLogThrottling:3349: last error status from device t10.0001000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 repeated 108 times -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stgt" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html