[Ips] iSNS: question on exporting FC Zone DB to iSNS DB

[dan yo <ipsandude@yahoo.com>]

Hi,

 

I would like to get some opinions and thoughts on mapping FC Zone Server DB

to iSNS DB in a single or multiple fabrics, mixed protocol SAN switches

environment.

 

Based on my understanding of the FC-GS, FC-SW, and the iSNS draft, FC zone

objects are mapped to iSNS objects as follow:

 

  FC zone maps to iSNS DD (Discovery Domain).

  FC zone set maps to iSNS DD Set.

  FC fabric maps to iSNS Network Entity.

 

Assume we have a multi-fabric SAN with mixed FC and iSCSI switches,

and FC/iSCSI gateways.

We want to create a central iSNS database to store all the devices,

where some of the devices are exported from the FC zone DBs, and some

are registered from the iSNS capable clients (most likely iSCSI devices). 

With the central iSNS server, iSNS capable management stations now

have a full view of the whole multi-fabric SAN. 

 

My questions are:

 

1. Would iSNS serve well for the above application?

2. When FC Zone DBs are merged or segmented, how the FC Zone DBs

    are synchronized with the iSNS DB is an implementation issue, but 

    has anybody written any guideline or paper on this?

    If not, would this subject be a good ietf draft/rfc candidate?

3. Is there any such product on the market from the major SAN switch

    manufacturers (that exports and maps FC Zone DB to iSNS server)?

 

Thanks,

Dan

 

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