RE: FC Management MIB - proposed changes

[Kevin Gibbons <kgibbons@NishanSystems.com>]

If there is sufficient interest, it would be possible to add FC Zone
information to the iSNS MIB.

The iSNS MIB already provides an ability to manage iSCSI/iFCP Discovery
Domains and iSCSI/iFCP Discovery Domain Sets.  These are similar to FC Zones
and Zone Sets.

There are already situations where an iSCSI/iFCP Discovery Domain maps to an
equivalent FC Zone.  For example, when a FC to iSCSI/iFCP switch is used,
and a Discovery Domain with native FC devices is created in the iSNS, then
an equivalent FC Zone is created in the Fibre Channel Name Service to
support this.  

If added to the iSNS MIB, the conformance section could indicate that a
switch only supporting Fibre Channel only implements FC specific sections.

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith McCloghrie [mailto:kzm@cisco.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 12:21 PM
To: bill@sanera.net
Cc: ips@ece.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: FC Management MIB - proposed changes


If the iSNS editors think they can do this, then I think it's
a good idea.

Keith.
 
> Keith,
> 
> On the topic of Simple Name Service, would it be possible to make this
> generic enough to work within the iSNS MIB.  I would like to see the iSNS
> MIB be able to cover both iSCSI and FC if it is at all possible.  Any
> reasons this can't be done ?  Does the iSNS editors want to try to
> incorporate this into their design (how hard would it be, is it even
> possible ?)
> 
> Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu [mailto:owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu]On Behalf Of
> Keith McCloghrie
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Cc: Keith McCloghrie
> Subject: FC Management MIB - proposed changes
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 5. Regarding the the MIB objects for the "Simple Name Service",
> I see two possible solutions:
> 
> i. retain the MIB objects but focus them on GS-3's Unzoned Name Service.
> 
> ii. remove the MIB objects for the "Simple Name Service" from this MIB.
>    If there is WG consensus that a MIB is needed for one of the GS-3 Name
>    Services, and for which one, then the appropriate set of MIB objects
>    can be defined in a new MIB.
> 
> Of these two, I propose to investigate solution i), and if it proves
> feasible, then to adopt it;  if not, to fall back to solution ii).
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Keith.
> 
>