T10 02-419r1 Device names and VPD data proposal

["Elliott, Robert (Server Storage)" <Elliott@hp.com>]

Title: T10 02-419r1 Device names and VPD data proposal

This updated T10 proposal is now available on http://www.t10.org/new.htm for discussion in the January CAP WG:

02-419r1 SAM-3 SPC-3 SAS FCP-3 SRP-2 Device identifiers and VPD data
Incorporates comments from the November CAP WG.

This proposal addresses these issues:
* iSCSI port names and device names cannot be returned in VPD
* iSCSI logical unit names not defined
* SRP (SCSI RDMA protocol) target port names cannot be returned in VPD
* SBP-2/3 target port names cannot be returned in VPD
* target device names (common string format for all protocols)
* logical unit names in multi-protocol devices (allow any format)
* iSCSI string sizes not including trailing NULL in SAM-3 annex
* iSCSI port name sizes too large in SAM-3 annex

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Rob Elliott, elliott@hp.com
Hewlett-Packard Industry Standard Server Storage Advanced Technology
https://ecardfile.com/id/RobElliott