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    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.
    
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    Mark A. Bakke
    Cisco Systems
    mbakke@cisco.com
    763.398.1054
    


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