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Re: CVS commit: src/dist/iscsi



On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 09:16:42AM +0000, Alistair G. Crooks wrote:
> 
> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: agc
> Date:         Sun Dec  9 09:16:42 UTC 2007
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/dist/iscsi/include: storage.h
>       src/dist/iscsi/src: storage.c targets.5
> 
> Log Message:
> Add support in the target for specifying the target IQN (iSCSI Qualified
> Name) in the targets configuration file.
> 
> Now an entry of the form:
> target0=iqn.binky rw extent0 any
> 
> will mean that target0 gets presented with the iqn of "iqn.binky".
> This can be useful for shorter aliases for IQNs. With thanks to Peter
> Eisch for the idea.

Sorry for the delay. Please note that this isn't a good way to do aliases. 
iSCSI target names are supposed to be world unique, and "iqn.binky" isn't. 

If you want to support aliases, use the TargetAlias negotiation key. 
Having a way to set them and use them is probably a good thing.

Take care,

Bill

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