Re: New List: rdma@cisco.com: to discuss RDMA

[meth@il.ibm.com]

I think we should specify an RDMA mechanism for use with iSCSI, as this
will help all interested parties to have interoperable RDMA mechanisms. I
don't think RDMA should be mandated for iSCSI; I assume there will be
implemenations on hosts and devices that won't have the resources to
perform RDMA.

- Kalman Meth

csapuntz@cisco.com on 27/09/2000 20:16:29

Please respond to csapuntz@cisco.com

To:   "Jim Williams" <jimw@giganet.com>
cc:   ips@ece.cmu.edu, csapuntz@cisco.com (bcc: Kalman Meth/Haifa/IBM)
Subject:  Re: New List: rdma@cisco.com: to discuss RDMA





Does anybody on the list object to specifying an RDMA mechanism for
use with iSCSI? Does anybody on the list object to mandating an RDMA
mechanism? Please include your reasons.

Current RDMA proposals:
draft-csapuntz-tcprdma-00.txt
draft-dicecco-vitcp-00.txt

-Costa

> Before going too far down this road, it is important to
> understand if there is support for using an RDMA mechanism
> as a basis for iSCSI.  Will the next draft of the iSCSI
> protocol actually be based on an RDMA mechanism that
> would be defined?  The answers to these questions and
> the specific pros and cons need to be the driving
> force behind the RDMA discussion.