Here is a listing of technical definitions for iSCSI Task and PDU. Originator: In a negotiation or exchange, the party that initiates the negotiation or exchange. Responder: In a negotiation or exchange, the party that responds to the originator of the negotiation or exchange. iSCSI Transfer Direction: The iSCSI transfer direction is defined with regard … Read more
Here is a listing of technical definitions for SCSI-iSCSI IT Nexus. I_T nexus: According to SCSI Architecture Manual, the I_T nexus is a relationship between a SCSI Initiator Port and a SCSI Target Port. For iSCSI, this relationship is a session, defined as a relationship between an iSCSI Initiator’s end of the session (SCSI Initiator … Read more
Here is a listing of technical definitions for SCSI-iSCSI Layer, Device and Port. iSCSI Layer: This layer builds/receives iSCSI PDUs and relays/receives them to/from one or more TCP connections that form an initiator-target “session”. iSCSI Device: A SCSI Device using an iSCSI service delivery subsystem. Service Delivery Subsystem is defined by SCSI Architecture Manual as … Read more
Here is a listing of technical definitions for iSCSI Connection & iSCSI Session. Connection: A connection is a TCP connection. Communication between the initiator and target occurs over one or more TCP connections. The TCP connections carry control messages, SCSI commands, parameters, and data within iSCSI Protocol Data Units (iSCSI PDUs). Session: The group of … Read more
Here is a listing of technical definitions for iSCSI Portals, Groups and Tags. Portal Groups: iSCSI supports multiple connections within the same session; some implementations will have the ability to combine connections in a session across multiple Network Portals. A Portal Group defines a set of Network Portals within an iSCSI Network Entity that collectively … Read more
Here is a listing of technical definitions for iSCSI Network Portal and Network Entity. Network Portal: The Network Portal is a component of a Network Entity that has a TCP/IP network address and that may be used by an iSCSI Node within that Network Entity for the connection(s) within one of its iSCSI sessions. A … Read more
Here is a listing of technical definitions for iSCSI Names, Nodes and Aliases. iSCSI Name: The name of an iSCSI initiator or iSCSI target. The name can follow any of IQN, EUI or NAA naming schemes. iSCSI Initiator Name: The iSCSI Initiator Name specifies the worldwide unique name of the initiator. iSCSI Target Name: The … Read more
