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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] iSCSI:eui64nodeThis came up at the last, IETF meeting, and most folks disagreed with it. But I think it was useful to get it put into a draft form where we could respond completely. The Draft seems to confuse the NODE name with a physical HBA ID. And it is not obvious that there is a complete understanding of Multiple Connections per Session as they apply across HBAs (Portals). I think you were trying to make sure that the WWNN was unique across the different Gateways, but since it includes a eui that has a vendor ID, you must be worried about Gateways from the same vendor. (which I also do not see as a problem which others should worry about). In any event I did not fully understand the problem, and the solution was even less clear. Anyway somehow you are trying to make iSCSI node name be a name of an adapter, and we took many pains to absolutely avoid that. I also did not understand in your negotiation examples. What you are asking for is iSCSI Initiators to have a 64bit name on top of the 48 bit ISID and the long REAL node name that can be 255 Bytes long. Just so some gateway does not coordinate with its partner Gateway. That means that either ALL HBAs and iSCSI Device Drivers must deal with this total name, just in case there is a non coordinating Gateway in the middle some where. This does not seem like a good idea to me. . . . John L. Hufferd Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) IBM/SSG San Jose Ca Main Office (408) 256-0403, Tie: 276-0403, eFax: (408) 904-4688 Home Office (408) 997-6136, Cell: (408) 499-9702 Internet address: hufferd@us.ibm.com
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