Returning Parameters to Default Inheritance with vicfg-iscsi

The values of iSCSI parameters associated with a dynamic discovery address or a static discovery target are inherited from the corresponding settings of the parent.

For the dynamic discovery address, the parent is the adapter. For the static target, the parent is the adapter or discovery address.

• If you use the vSphere Web Client to modify authentication settings, you must deselect the Inherit from Parent check box before you can make a change to the discovery address or discovery target.
• If you use vicfg-iscsi, the value you set overrides the inherited value.

Inheritance is relevant only if you want to return a dynamic discovery address or a static discovery target to its inherited value. In that case, use the --reset <param_name> option, which requires the --name option for static discovery addresses, but not for dynamic discovery targets.

vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --parameter --reset <param_name>
   --ip <stor_ip_addr | stor_hostname>[:port_num>] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -W - o <param_name>
   -i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:port_num>] <adapter_name>