Oracle Exam 1Z0-580 Topic 6 Question 26 Discussion

How to Enable the STMF Service

COMSTAR uses SMF to store its current, persistent configuration, such as logical unit mapping, host group definitions, and target group definitions. When the service is enabled during boot or when using the svcadm command, it clears any stale configuration data inside the kernel framework, and then reloads the configuration from the SMF repository into the driver.

The COMSTAR target mode framework runs as the stmf service. By default, the service is disabled. You must enable the service to use COMSTAR functionality. You can identify the service with the svcs command. If you have not rebooted the server since installing the group/feature/storage-server package, the service might not be enabled correctly.

Note:

* You can set up and configure a COMSTAR Internet SCSI (iSCSI) target and make it available over the network. The iSCSI features can work over a normal Internet connection (such as Ethernet) using the standard iSCSI protocol. The iSCSI protocol also provides naming and discovery services, authentication services using CHAP and RADIUS, and centralized management through iSNS.