Following its general unification mantra, Oracle has decided to also attempt to unify SCSI device configuration under a new shared umbrella called the COmmon Multiprotocol SCSI TARget (COMSTAR) framework.

That's the good news. The bad news is that Oracle has departed from its hitherto intuitive naming by not fully leveraging the sensibly named iscsiadm command. Previously, that command was purposed to handle iSCSI initiators rather than all iSCSI duties. Rather than extending its duties, however, Oracle has decided to perform a sidegrade via the SCSI Target Mode Framework (stmfadm) command. The new command is meant to be a general interface for SCSI target operations, such as security for allowing access to data. That said, for iSCSI-specific target side duties, the iscsiadm command is still the way to go.

For handling the iSCSI target side of things, there is now itadm. It is exclusively for iSCSI targets. Try not to confuse the initial "i" for "initiator". It's the exact...