RE: Logical Block Addresses in SCSI

[Robert Snively <rsnively@Brocade.COM>]

Title: RE: Logical Block Addresses in SCSI

The development of LBA's is not done by SCSI.  It is
done by file systems, applications, and drivers outside
the SCSI layer.  In most cases, references to directories
or other meta-data is required to obtain correct LBA's for
a remote disk.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shesha bhushan [mailto:bhushan_vadulas@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 1:31 PM
> To: ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Subject: Logical Block Addresses in SCSI
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have mounted a remote directory and created a file. So this
> will generate
> SCSI WRITE CDBs that contain Logical Block Addresses (LBA) which is
> encapsulated in an ISCSI command PDU. How did SCSI at the
> local system
> generate a valid LBA for the remote disk?
>
> I appertiate all your answers.
>
> Thanking You
> Shesha
>
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