Re: iSCSI Boot: LUN Technical Issue

[Mark Bakke <mbakke@cisco.com>]

Prasenjit-

What does HCI stand for?

> Prasenjit Sarkar wrote:
> 
> Here is a status on the technical issue regarding representation of LUN values in the iSCSI boot
> DHCP string.
> 
> The arguments supporting the representation of a 16-bit LUN value is primarily HCI. (It should be
> noted that HCI issues are particularly difficult to resolve).
> 
> The arguments against the representation of such a value is (a) use of the default LUN simplifies
> HCI issues in most cases, and (b) LUN equivalence between the DHCP string and iSCSI PDUs is a
> simpler and desirable paradigm.
> 
> I have not heard any new arguments in the past few days, I will let the chairs declare a timeout.
> 
> Prasenjit

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