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# Copyright (c) 2010-2011 David Love
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# @author David Love

# Defines a class capable of creating iSCSI shares using the new
# COMStar framework. This classes uses the various command line tools, 
# not the C API.
class COMStar
  
  # Create a new, ready to use, iSCSI target. Functionally this is command
  # is equivalent to the old "shareiscsi=on" ZFS volume property.
  def self.new_target(volume_path)
    
    # Create a new disk target for the ZFS volume
    disk_target = %x[sbdadm create-lu /dev/zvol/rdsk/#{volume_path}]

    # Get the GUID of the new disk target from the output of the
    # target creation command
    guid = disk_target.split(/$/)[4].split[0]
    
    # Link the new disk target to the iSCSI framework
    vol_frame = %x[stmfadm add-view #{guid}]

    # Finally create the target...
    target = %x[itadm create-target]

    #... and return the name to the caller
    target_name = target.split[1]
  end

end
  

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shu-san-scripts-0.1.0	lib/SANStore/iSCSI/comstar.rb