RE: iSCSI Naming: iqn format specification

[Black_David@emc.com]

That would work - REQUIRE the enterprise
number and possibly  RECOMMEND that it be
followed by the reverse DNS name for
human-friendliness.  --David

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Bakke [SMTP:mbakke@cisco.com]
> Sent:	Monday, July 16, 2001 4:28 PM
> To:	Black_David@emc.com
> Cc:	ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Subject:	Re: iSCSI Naming: iqn format specification
> 
> So, should we require the enterprise number?  It's a whole
> lot cheaper than getting an OUI.
> 
> Black_David@emc.com wrote:
> > 
> > A couple of comments on this:
> > 
> > > Anyone wanting to ensure that their names
> > > will never conflict with someone else's can add the enterprise number.
> > 
> > Nice try, but not good enough.  If this course is followed the
> > enterprise number has to be REQUIRED independent of the whims
> > of those who are creating the names so that this conflict can't
> > happen, period.
> > 
> > > > Finally, we should use the URI name and format for the namespace
> > > > where a URI format exists.  This is simply for consistency.
> > > >
> > > > For example:
> > > >    backwardsdns:au.edu.example.faculty
> > > >    oid:1.32.43.5.3.2.43.2.2.34
> > > >    oui:2e319c65786e
> > >
> > > I had suggested this before, in my draft on iSCSI URNs; the IESG
> > > completely shot this down, and I'm still not sure why.  Anyway,
> > > I don't have the energy to push the URN/URI thing any further.
> > 
> > What the IESG shot down was the notion of WWUI as a new URN
> > namespace into which other namespaces could be glued.  Anyone
> > whose reaction to this is "but it's functionally equivalent", has missed
> > the point, and should be thankful that they don't spend all their time
> > on naming issues ;-).  The issues here are syntax, intent, and
> > control; the IESG is not prepared to allow the IPS WG to define
> > a new global namespace into which the IPS WG could decide
> > to glue in other namespaces at its discretion.  AFAIK, the IESG
> > would be interested in things like an OUI URN definition (anyone
> > want to write a draft? - it should be good for at least 15 minutes of
> > fame).
> > 
> > --David
> > 
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