To install iSCSI Target on Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS, here’s the steps I followed:
sudo apt-get install iscsitarget
That will install the target server, but at the end of the installation, you will get this message:
Setting up iscsitarget (1.4.20.2-5ubuntu3.2) ... * iscsitarget not enabled in "/etc/default/iscsitarget", not starting...
edit /etc/default/iscsitarget and change it to read
ISCSITARGET_ENABLE=true
Now, try to start iscsitarget with:
service iscsitarget start
You get:
* Starting iSCSI enterprise target service
FATAL: Module iscsi_trgt not found.
[fail]
What needs to be done is to install iscsitarget-source and iscsitarget-dkms to build the missing module:
apt-get install iscsitarget-source iscsitarget-dkms
The packages install and the module is built automatically
service iscsitarget restart
gives the following result:
* Removing iSCSI enterprise target devices: [ OK ]
* Starting iSCSI enterprise target service [ OK ]
[ OK ]
I’m not going to cover configuration of iSCSI targets in this guide. Your comments are welcome below. Thank you!
