'Reads the configuration for initator_check flag.
:returns:  flag'

def _get_initiator_check_flag(self):

    conf_string = self.configuration.safe_get('initiator_check')
    ret_val = False
    string_true = 'True'
    if conf_string:
        if (conf_string.lower() == string_true.lower()):
            ret_val = True
    return ret_val
