Vblade Linux kernel module README

vblade-kernel is an AoE target emulator implemented as a kernel module for Linux 2.6.* kernels.

  To install the module:

1) Untar the archive and cd to the directory.
2) make
3) As root type: insmod vb.ko
4) To add a block device as an AoE drive:
	echo add <name> </dev/...> >/sys/vblade/drives
	where <name> - is a unique text string (like disk1)
5) To delete a drive:
	echo del <name> >/sys/vblade/drives
6) To bind a drive to a network interface
	echo add <ethX> <shelf> <slot> [<buffers>] [<sectors>] >/sys/vblade/<name>/ports
	where <ethX> - name of a particular network interface
	  <shelf>, <slot> - idenfifiers of the AoE device
	  <buffers> - length of the request queue for the interface
	  <sectors> - maximum number of sectors per request (default is 2)
	  <name> - name of an existing drive - see 4)
7) To unbind a drive:
	echo del <ethX> >/sys/vblade/<name>/ports