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String Profile for Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Names

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Network Working Group                                           M. Bakke
Request for Comments: 3722                                         Cisco
Category: Standards Track                                     April 2004


              String Profile for Internet Small Computer
                    Systems Interface (iSCSI) Names

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document describes how to prepare internationalized iSCSI names
   to increase the likelihood that name input and comparison work in
   ways that make sense for typical users throughout the world.

   The Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) protocol
   provides a way for hosts to access SCSI devices over an IP network.
   The iSCSI end-points, called initiators and targets, each have a
   globally-unique name that must be transcribable, as well as easily
   compared.

1.  Introduction

   The iSCSI protocol [RFC 3720] provides a way for hosts to access SCSI
   [SAM2] devices over an IP network.  The iSCSI end-points, called
   initiators and targets, each have a globally-unique name, defined in
   [RFC 3721].

   An iSCSI name is a string of UTF-8 [RFC 3629] characters that includes
   a type designator, a naming authority based on domain names, and a
   unique part within the naming authority.  The unique part may be
   generated based on anything the naming authority deems useful, and
   may include user input.

   These names may need to be transcribed (sent between two
   administrators via email, voice, paper, etc), so a case-insensitive
   comparison would be desirable.  However, these names must often be



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