Re: iSCSI Naming: iqn format specification

[Mark Bakke <mbakke@cisco.com>]

So, should we require the enterprise number?  It's a whole
lot cheaper than getting an OUI.

Black_David@emc.com wrote:
> 
> A couple of comments on this:
> 
> > Anyone wanting to ensure that their names
> > will never conflict with someone else's can add the enterprise number.
> 
> Nice try, but not good enough.  If this course is followed the
> enterprise number has to be REQUIRED independent of the whims
> of those who are creating the names so that this conflict can't
> happen, period.
> 
> > > Finally, we should use the URI name and format for the namespace
> > > where a URI format exists.  This is simply for consistency.
> > >
> > > For example:
> > >    backwardsdns:au.edu.example.faculty
> > >    oid:1.32.43.5.3.2.43.2.2.34
> > >    oui:2e319c65786e
> >
> > I had suggested this before, in my draft on iSCSI URNs; the IESG
> > completely shot this down, and I'm still not sure why.  Anyway,
> > I don't have the energy to push the URN/URI thing any further.
> 
> What the IESG shot down was the notion of WWUI as a new URN
> namespace into which other namespaces could be glued.  Anyone
> whose reaction to this is "but it's functionally equivalent", has missed
> the point, and should be thankful that they don't spend all their time
> on naming issues ;-).  The issues here are syntax, intent, and
> control; the IESG is not prepared to allow the IPS WG to define
> a new global namespace into which the IPS WG could decide
> to glue in other namespaces at its discretion.  AFAIK, the IESG
> would be interested in things like an OUI URN definition (anyone
> want to write a draft? - it should be good for at least 15 minutes of
> fame).
> 
> --David
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