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    Re: iSCSI: v15 issue: iqn. name format inconsistencies




    John,

    Even so we still have an inconsistency in the examples. The colon is not after the reversed name but after a part of the suffix.
    Please clarify.

    Julo


    John Hufferd@IBMUS

    07/17/2002 11:38 AM


            To:        Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL
            cc:        "Ips Reflector (E-mail)" <ips@ece.cmu.edu>, "KRUEGER,MARJORIE (HP-Roseville,ex1)" <marjorie_krueger@hp.com>, owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu
            From:        John Hufferd/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS
            Subject:        Re: iSCSI: v15 issue: iqn. name format inconsistenciesLink
     





    Julian,
    when the ":" part was added to the spec.  we included it as if it was required.  The text should say (see last line):

    In section  2.2.6.3


         The  iSCSI qualified name string consists of:
            -  The string "iqn."
           -  A date  code, in yyyy-mm format.  This date MUST be a  date
              during which the  naming authority owned the domain name  used
              in this format,  and SHOULD be the date on which the  domain
              name was  acquired by this naming authority.  This date  code
              uses the  Gregorian calendar.  All four digits in the year  must
              be present.   Both digits of the month must be present,  with
              January == "01"  and December == "12".  The dash must  be
               included.
           -  A dot  ".".
           -  The reversed domain name of  the naming authority (person  or
              organization)  creating this iSCSI name.
           -  An optional  colon ":".

    ===============================================
    Julian please add the words "An optional colon ":".
    ===============================================


    To prove this is what was intended I submit the section from the NDT draft.
    The NDT stuff says:

    1.1.  Constructing iSCSI names using the iqn. format

       iSCSI has given the Organizational naming authority additional
       flexibility by permitting it to hand out local naming authority to
       subordinate organizations.  In this way it will be possible for the
       Organizational naming authority to assign for example, the string
       "storage", to one subgroup naming authority and "storage.tape" to
       another.  In this case the subgroups may add a ":" following their
       assigned subgroup string to ensure ongoing uniqueness. For example:
       "storage:" and "storage.tape:".  Also, additional sub-qualifiers can
       be assigned and separated by a "." as explained above.

       Using this approach, the subgroup with the sub-naming authority
       string of "storage" might, overtime, also create some Tape products.
       In this case, both subgroups might use the same qualifying names.  It
       would be expected in this case that a naming conflict might occur,
       however by using the ":" appropriately the conflicts can be avoided.
       In this example com.acme.storage:tape.sys1.xyz and
       com.acme.storage.tape:sys1.xyz would not be in conflict even though
       the same sub-names are used.


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    John L. Hufferd
    Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM)
    IBM/SSG San Jose Ca
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