When will core_iscsi be merged to master? Also support for iSCSI hosts?

[davehouser1]

Hello, I noticed that core_iscsi is not merged to master yet, it was added back in February is there a timeframe to add to master?
Also the module does not seem to support adding "Host" entries. These are like an ACL for IQNs that can be used. Seeing it in Synology 71.1. Are there plans to support this in the core_iscsi module?

[N4S4]

Hi, core_iscsi module is already merged into master already but not released yet, it will be available in next release, most probably in a minor release. There is no real time frame for the release; we try to squeeze as many update as we can into one release, this is to avoid deploying too many releases with little changes. You may use the github package if you want the newest features if it is feasible for you. If no new integrations will be added by next month v0.8.3 will be released. I hope this helps

[davehouser1]

Thanks @N4S4 also thank you for this repo and this module it's been very helpful.

Only other question I had was if you all plan to support a "Hosts" method for core_iscsi ?

[N4S4]

to be honest there is no timeline about what to support, I never really worked with iscsi, but whenever a member of the community works on it surely will be reviewed and eventually merged. If you wish to support fell free and welcome!

[joeperpetua]

FYI you can install the latest version in master if something you need is still not released:
https://n4s4.github.io/synology-api/docs/getting-started/installation#from-source-may-be-experimental

[davehouser1]

Yes, I know, I have already done this and have core_iscsi working. I was just curious about roadmap / release dates, that was one of the main questions I had for this post. N4S4 answered that.

[Sartohanix]

The current iSCSI implementation only supports basic ISCSI.LUN and ISCSI.Target methods. I have no plans to include ISCSI.Host methods, as I never used this feature and can't find much information as to how to call them. Reverse-engineering DSM Desktop's requests would certainly help, but this requires quite some time and energy to put into.

[N4S4]

closed as implemented, see docs