I am trying to configure the ISCSI NAS on my LINUX box. IN the process of configuration, it is asking me to configure the file /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi

How do I get the IQN ( ISCSI Qualified Name) ?

I googled it out, and all web-sites say the format of IQN, No one is mentioning about how to get the IQN.

Following the Format I named IQN in my own way.. then When I started the ISCSI it is giving me error as ..
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[root@test58 ~]# service iscsi start
iscsid dead but pid file exists
Turning off network shutdown. Starting iSCSI daemon: [ OK ]
[ OK ]
Setting up iSCSI targets: iscsiadm: No records found!
[ OK ]
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I have configured the /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi as folows

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[root@test58 ~]# cat /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
InitiatorName=iqn.1994-05.microsoft.com:NAS-Blr
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Please help me .. in understanding me... where I can get the IQN on my NAS .

Note : My NAS is a hp-invent server.

Regards
Vamsi

The initiator name is configured on the device serving the physical disk/partition. It should be configurable from the server end if you are using a software initiator.
If you are serving the LUN from another linux box _it_ should have the initiator name configured at /etc/ietd.conf.

See my RHEL5 iSCSI howto at this link

Hi Frndfoe,
Thanks for the information... I will try this and let you know the result

Cheers
Vamsi