[stgt] read only access on 1 LUN for multiple initiators

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

On 01.03.2010 00:16, Kapetanakis Giannis wrote:
> On 1/3/2010 01:13, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>> On 01.03.2010 00:10, Kapetanakis Giannis wrote:
>>
>>> I will try this workaround `echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches` on the
>>> initiators.
>>
>> Note that the target can also cache data. And the initiator which can
>> write data.
>
> hmm,
> you mean data "write" cached and not written to the block device which
> is served by iscsi?
> A normal `sync` would solve that I guess.

With write caching disabled in target configuration, yes, it should be 
enough.

Please be aware that even if you mount ext3 image read-only, i.e.:

mount -o ro /dev/sdx /mnt/sdx

/dev/sdx will be still written to (to replay the journal)!

So, it will be corrupted anyway.


Not sure if tgtd allows a target to be truly read only?

So that when the kernel detects a drive, it reports:

sd 1:0:0:0: [sdx] Write Protect is on


-- 
Tomasz Chmielewski
http://wpkg.org

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