Re: iSCSI: editorial corrections to Appendix D:SendTargets

[Mark Bakke <mbakke@cisco.com>]

Marjorie-

I agree with your proposed changes.  We should also remove the
expression:

   (5 to 16 dotted-decimal numbers)

From the IPv6 address note on page 235, since IPv6 addresses are
no longer expressed in dotted-decimal.

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Mark

"KRUEGER,MARJORIE (HP-Roseville,ex1)" wrote:
> 
> Julian,
> I think there's a sentence in appendix D that needs to be cleaned up from
> previous edits.
> 
> "A SendTargets response MUST NOT contain iSCSI default target names." (it's
> on page 246 of the .pdf) This should be deleted since there are no longer
> any "iSCSI default target names" (or at least they are not defined).
> 
> Also, to clarify, I think the paragraph 3 should be modified from:
> 
>      A system that contains targets MUST support discovery sessions on each
>      of its IP addresses, and MUST support the SendTargets command on the
>      discovery session.  A target MUST support the SendTargets command on
>      operational sessions; these will only return address information
>      about the target to which the session is connected, and do not return
>      information about other targets.
> 
> to the following:
> 
>      A system that contains targets MUST support discovery sessions on each
>      of its TCP addresses, and MUST support the SendTargets command on the
>      discovery session.  A target MUST return all path information (TCP
>      addresses and portal group tags) for the target in question for
>      which the requesting initiator is authorized.
> 
>      A target MUST support the SendTargets command on operational sessions;
>      these will only return path information about the target to which
>      the session is connected, and need not return information about other
>      target names that may be defined in the responding device.
> 
> This is just an explicit statement of what's implicit in the current
> appendix.  I corrected "IP address" to "TCP address" cause it's the TCP
> listening port that must provide the discovery session.
> 
> Also, on page 234, the paragraph:
> 
>      After obtaining a list of targets from the discovery target session,
>      an iSCSI initiator may initiate new sessions to log in to the discov-
>      ered targets for full operation.  The initiator MAY keep the session
>      to a default target open, and MAY send subsequently SendTargets com-
>      mands to discover new targets.
> 
> Should be changed to
> 
>      After obtaining a list of targets from the discovery target session,
>      an iSCSI initiator may initiate new sessions to log in to the discov-
>      ered targets for full operation.  The initiator MAY keep the discovery
>      session open, and MAY send subsequently SendTargets commands to
> discover
>      new targets.
> 
> On page 235, the paragraphs:
> 
>      In the above example, a DNS host name could have been returned instead
>      of an IP address, and that an IPv6 addresses (5 to 16 dotted-decimal
>      numbers) could have also been returned.
> 
>      The next text response shows a target that supports spanning sessions
>      across multiple addresses, which indicates the use of the portal group
>      tags:
> 
> Should be
> 
>      In the above example, a DNS host name or an IPv6 address (5 to 16
>      dotted-decimal numbers) could have been returned instead
>      of an IPv4 address.
> 
>      The next text response shows a target that supports spanning sessions
>      across multiple addresses, and illustrates further the use of the
> portal
>      group tags:
> 
> Thanks,
> Marjorie

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Mark A. Bakke
Cisco Systems
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