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    iSCSI Version Info: Version 1 and not 0



    
    Julo, Dave, et al.
    
    Considering the handful of changes just related to various parameters
    since the premature changing of the version code to 0x00 after the
    release of the v12 specification in April of 2002.  These alone should
    warrant a final RFC version number.
    
    This also shows how difficult it is to be backwards compatible with all
    parameter changes since version 0x00 was set almost 11 months ago,  and
    enforce a 'must negotiate' set of parameters based simply on the passed
    version number.
    
    Most notable since the 0x00 change is the reincarnation of
    MaxRecvPDULength to MaxRecvDataSegmentLength,  [Max,First]BurstSize to
    [Max,First]BurstLength,  TargetPortalGroupTag, and the removal of
    BidiInitiatlR2T.
     
    Granted these may not be significant through eight draft revisions,  but
    11 months of changes is still 11 months of changes.  Also one could
    point to the R-Data SNACK as an important addition,  but again most
    people have not gotten that far yet to be a problem.
    
    Regardless,  a final version for interoperability sake should be present
    in the final RFC.
    
    
    Regards,      
    
    Andre Hedrick
    LAD Storage Consulting Group
    PyX Technologies, Inc.
    
    
    


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