|
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: IPS-All: WG Last Call on "iSCSI Naming and Discovery"Robert- I agree, and will add your caveat. Thanks, Mark Robert Grant wrote: > > Hello, > > One aspect of the Naming and Discovery draft that I find misleading lies in > the sentence in Section B.3 > > "The gateway may manufacture its own iSCSI Names, or use those provided by > the real devices." > > Now B.3 deals with non-iSCSI devices, so does the phrase "those provided by > the real devices" refer to non-iSCSI devices providing an iSCSI Name? I read > "those provided by the real devices" as the native identifiers (i.e. FC > WWN). This may lead to the conclusion that a Gateway can use the "eui." form > of the iSCSI name in a fairly straight-forward manner. Unfortunately, we > know is not true (at least for the case where multiple gateways can see the > same device on a SAN). So - I suggest a caveat is warranted, like > > "It is the responsibility of the gateway to ensure the uniqueness of any > iSCSI name it manufactures. The gateway may need to account for multiple > gateways having access to a single real device". > > Now - of course I would REALLY like to see something done at the naming > level that would allow gateway vendors to preserve some part of the identity > of the real device in a non-proprietary fashion. But at least alerting > readers to the problem would be a good step. > > Regards, > Rob. -- Mark A. Bakke Cisco Systems mbakke@cisco.com 763.398.1054
Home Last updated: Sat Sep 14 02:18:55 2002 11830 messages in chronological order |