Re: iSCSI: Case-sensitivity in iSCSI names

["John Hufferd" <hufferd@us.ibm.com>]

Glen,
Perhaps I have this wrong, but I think what we are talking about is a Name
that gets Generated via some sort of Management Tool.  Then the iSCSI
Initiator, or the iSCSI Target saves the string that the Management or
Discovery process gives to them.

This String is then suppose to be able to be use in simple comparisons.
That is it is the TargetID or InitiatorID, may save the string to be used
during negations.

If the manufacture assigns the name, it will also be inserted into the unit
via some kind of interactive Tool.

I do not understand why the Target or Initiator needs to have the purifying
function called "NAMEPREP".  This function should be done on the
interactive Tool/Management routine, on which the Administrator, (or
Manufacture) uses to enter the name.

So I can not see that this causes us any significant problems, and it helps
the Admin ease of use, and a help in reducing finger ck errors.

Please set me straight if I have this wrong.



.
John L. Hufferd
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Glen Turner <glen.turner@aarnet.edu.au>@ece.cmu.edu on 07/25/2001 01:03:40
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Subject:  Re: iSCSI: Case-sensitivity in iSCSI names



John Hufferd wrote:
>
> I want to jump on this bandwagon too.  This seems to be exactly the right
> approach.

I'm showing some caution.

It seems that NAMEPREP still requires casing tables.  Where
and how are these maintained?

Does the proposal lead to language-based variants of
iSCSI products.  At the moment I can safely buy a
hard disk drive from the USA and use it anywhere in
the world: IDE, FC or SCSI.  That should be so for
iSCSI.

Mark wrote:
> Anyway, if this is to be used for domain names, we ought to use it,
> too.

Except that no-one is suggesting embedding DNS in a platform
that won't be maintained after sale.

Before support one way or the other I'd like to be
clearer about the boundaries of iSCSI naming.

Regards,
Glen

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