RE: iSCSI Naming and Discovery

["Douglas Otis" <dotis@sanlight.net>]

John,

If I understand the point you are making...

You should consider the OS requirements for mounting.  The database which
defines the target:LUN:WWN should also include a name for mounting.  Perhaps
for Joe, it would be /loving_person.  So the LUN name for OS use, would
associate with the user so that once mounted, an application would be able
to find the data.  Most applications expect rather static mount locations.
It would be difficult to remember all of this should dozens of volumes are
mounted and unmounted on a rapid basis.  A network based system would allow
this to happen rather often so you should not overlook this requirement.
Perhaps only the port is verified should the access be directly to the
drive, but there should be a name:user definition maintained within the
access database.

Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu [mailto:owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu]On Behalf Of
> John Hufferd/San Jose/IBM
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 4:32 PM
> To: ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Subject: Re: iSCSI Naming and Discovery
>
>
> Jim Hafner,
> I wish you would NOT get "...down off the pulpit...".  This group seems to
> need your preaching that LU names do NOT go into the Name Service.  Please
> keep it up.  I will look to you to be the anointed person to keep up the
> preaching, and the drum beat, so the rest of us can send our flames to
> other areas.  This is the area that you know cold, and I, and I hope the
> rest of the team,  will be looking to you for continuing guidance in this
> area as well as the related areas of  SCSI Access Controls, and Extended
> Copy etc.
>
> .
> .
> .
> John L. Hufferd
> Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM)
> IBM/SSG San Jose Ca
> (408) 256-0403, Tie: 276-0403
> Internet address: hufferd@us.ibm.com
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>
> Jim Hafner/Almaden/IBM@IBMUS@ece.cmu.edu on 10/06/2000 02:24:42 PM
>
> Sent by:  owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu
>
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> To:   David Robinson <David.Robinson@EBay.Sun.COM>
> cc:   ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Subject:  Re: iSCSI Naming and Discovery
>
>
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>
> David,
>
> You wrote:
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> <snip>
> >The partial source of
> >my confusion is others wishing to lookup the LU in a nameservice,
> >not just the target.
>
> And that's the confusion I keep trying to clear up!  Any
> reference to LU in
> any nameservice is NOT needed! [I'll get down off the pulpit now, even
> though there's still a lot I can say here.]
>
> >Again, my fault, we are in complete agreement.
>
> Great!
> Jim Hafner
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