RE: question about iscsiTgtPortalAttributesTable

["Elizabeth G. Rodriguez" <Elizabeth.G.Rodriguez@123mail.net>]

Hi Bill,

First off, wouldn't this need to be covered in the auth MIB instead of the
iSCSI MIB?  (though both are in the hands of the ADs at this point).

Do you have a proposed solution to the issue?
Is this something that can be addressed in a new MIB, or does it really need
to belong in one of the above named MIBs?

Elizabeth

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Subject: RE: question about iscsiTgtPortalAttributesTable

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Elizabeth G. Rodriguez wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> No, I am not indicating that we are re-opening the MIB up for more work.
> The issue presented here is that there is a fundamental problem in the
> current MIB -- "... iscsiIntrPortalAttributesTable should be deleted as
> there is no such thing as an initiator portal group tag (Marj)".  As such,
> this is something that I believe needs to be corrected.
>
> The MIB itself has completed work in the working group (e.g. the WG signed
> off on the MIB when last call was completed), and only necessary and minor
> (e.g. does not change the fundamentals of what the WG has already agreed
to)
> changes can be made at this time, with the concurrence of the WG chairs
and
> the approval of the Area Directors.

Ok. Well, what do we do about "self" auths? I've asked the questions a few
times, and Mark has said, "Hmmm... I'll think about it." As I understand
the MIB, it can be used to configure the auths you accept from the other
side. But it can't be used to configure the auths you use to authenticate
yourself. That strikes me as equally fundamental.

As for initiator portal groups, my read on them was they were a way to
tell the initiator you can have connections from these portals in the same
session. Like you have two HBAs that each have two ethernet ports, but
that don't talk to each other.  So each card can have a session span its
two ports, but not span to the other card.

Take care,

Bill