sudo vi /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi Make it match the ACL you created earlier:
lsblk Assume /dev/sdb is our 100GB disk to share. Launch targetcli: iscsi cake 18 install
targetcli /iscsi/iqn.2024-05.cakeos18:storage.target1/tpg1 set attribute authentication=1 /iscsi/iqn.2024-05.cakeos18:storage.target1/tpg1 set attribute generate_node_acls=0 /iscsi/iqn.2024-05.cakeos18:storage.target1/tpg1/acls/iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:client1 set auth userid=targetuser /iscsi/iqn.2024-05.cakeos18:storage.target1/tpg1/acls/iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:client1 set auth password=targetpass Then on initiator, configure /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf : sudo vi /etc/iscsi/initiatorname
InitiatorName=iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:client1 sudo iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p 192.168.1.10 sudo iscsiadm -m node --login Verify connection: and suitability for storage appliances.
But what exactly is "CakeOS 18"? While not a mainstream Linux distribution like Ubuntu or Fedora, CakeOS 18 often appears in niche communities as a customized, minimal-build Linux variant (sometimes based on CentOS 8 or Debian 18 “Buster”). It is favored for its small footprint, stability, and suitability for storage appliances.