Re: iSCSI: v15 issue: iqn. name format inconsistencies

["John Hufferd" <hufferd@us.ibm.com>]

Julian,
when the ":" part was added to the spec.  we included it as if it was
required.  The text should say (see last line):

In section  2.2.6.3


     The  iSCSI qualified name string consists of:
        -  The string "iqn."
       -  A date  code, in yyyy-mm format.  This date MUST be a  date
          during which the  naming authority owned the domain name  used
          in this format,  and SHOULD be the date on which the  domain
          name was  acquired by this naming authority.  This date  code
          uses the  Gregorian calendar.  All four digits in the year  must
          be present.   Both digits of the month must be present,  with
          January == "01"  and December == "12".  The dash must  be
           included.
       -  A dot  ".".
       -  The reversed domain name of  the naming authority (person  or
          organization)  creating this iSCSI name.
       -  An optional  colon ":".

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Julian please add the words "An optional colon ":".
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To prove this is what was intended I submit the section from the NDT draft.
The NDT stuff says:

1.1.  Constructing iSCSI names using the iqn. format

   iSCSI has given the Organizational naming authority additional
   flexibility by permitting it to hand out local naming authority to
   subordinate organizations.  In this way it will be possible for the
   Organizational naming authority to assign for example, the string
   "storage", to one subgroup naming authority and "storage.tape" to
   another.  In this case the subgroups may add a ":" following their
   assigned subgroup string to ensure ongoing uniqueness. For example:
   "storage:" and "storage.tape:".  Also, additional sub-qualifiers can
   be assigned and separated by a "." as explained above.

   Using this approach, the subgroup with the sub-naming authority
   string of "storage" might, overtime, also create some Tape products.
   In this case, both subgroups might use the same qualifying names.  It
   would be expected in this case that a naming conflict might occur,
   however by using the ":" appropriately the conflicts can be avoided.
   In this example com.acme.storage:tape.sys1.xyz and
   com.acme.storage.tape:sys1.xyz would not be in conflict even though
   the same sub-names are used.


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