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About the iSCSI service 14 TERMINOLOGY iSCSI target gateway services requires you to understand some additional terminology. Following are terms that will be used in this document to explain how the iSCSI target gateway is implemented. TABLE 11 iSCSI gateway services terminology Term Definition iSCSI iSCSI target gateway iSCSI port Internet-SCSI. A transport carrier of the SCSI protocol over IP. An intermediate device in the network that allows the iSCSI initiators in an IP SAN to access and utilize storage in a Fibre Channel SAN. the FC4-16IP embedded switch in a Brocade 48000 director functions as an iSCSI target gateway. A special GbE port used for iSCSI only. A Fibre Channel virtual initiator is created behind each iSCSI port running as a proxy Fibre Channel initiator. iSCSI virtual target A unique target device in the IP SAN that contains LUNs from the real Fibre Channel targets and is identified by an IQN. iSCSI initiator iSCSI session LUN mapping Fibre Channel LUN VT LUN Fibre Channel virtual initiator A device that begins an iSCSI transaction by issuing a command to another device (the iSCSI target), giving it a task to perform. Typically, an iSCSI host adapter is the initiator but targets can also become initiators. An iSCSI session is the basic communication "pipe" from an iSCSI initiator to an iSCSI target. A session is a group of TCP/IP connections that link an initiator with a target (loosely equivalent to a SCSI I-T nexus). Logical Unit Number mapping. The mapping of the virtual iSCSI target and the physical Fibre Channel target One frontend LUN (VT LUN) maps to a backend LUN (Fibre Channel LUN). The frontend LUN numbers can be different from the backend LUN numbers. The LUN identifier of the Fibre Channel target. Virtual target LUN. The LUN identifier of the iSCSI virtual target. (FC-VI) The iSCSI port looks like an F_Port to the rest of the system. There is one Fibre Channel virtual initiator per iSCSI. The Fibre Channel proxy initiator solution is used. FC-VI registers to the Name Server with its symbolic port name (PWWN) and node name (NWWN). The FC-VI in the Name Server entry is created irrespective of the host connectivity. discovery domain (DD) Created between and iSCSI host and iSCSI targets using their IQN for the purpose of iSCSI device access control. discovery domain set (DDSet) CHAP authentication IQN Created using DDs. Can be configured to enable or disable the configuration for the purpose of iSCSI device access control. Authenticates the initiators against a list of user names and passwords with CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) authentication in either one-way or mutual. An iSCSI Qualified Name that indicates an iSCSI node name in a form that is of human readable notation using the following syntax: iqn.yyyy-mm.: GbE port Gigabit Ethernet port. Uses a copper CAT-5e cable for an IP connection to an RJ-45 copper connector. FC4-16IP has 8 ports of this type that support 1 Gbps speed. PDU Protocol Data Unit. A unit of data with a header and an optional data section. For additional information about iSCSI target gateway, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 173 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01

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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
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Publication Number: 53-1000435-01
About the iSCSI service
14
TERMINOLOGY
iSCSI target gateway services requires you to understand some additional terminology. Following
are terms that will be used in this document to explain how the iSCSI target gateway is
implemented.
For additional information about iSCSI target gateway, see the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
.
TABLE 11
iSCSI gateway services terminology
Term
Definition
iSCSI
Internet-SCSI. A transport carrier of the SCSI protocol over IP.
iSCSI target gateway
An intermediate device in the network that allows the iSCSI initiators in an IP SAN to
access and utilize storage in a Fibre Channel SAN. the FC4-16IP embedded switch
in a Brocade 48000 director functions as an iSCSI target gateway.
iSCSI port
A special GbE port used for iSCSI only. A Fibre Channel virtual initiator is created
behind each iSCSI port running as a proxy Fibre Channel initiator.
iSCSI virtual target
A unique target device in the IP SAN that contains LUNs from the real Fibre Channel
targets and is identified by an IQN.
iSCSI initiator
A device that begins an iSCSI transaction by issuing a command to another device
(the iSCSI target), giving it a task to perform. Typically, an iSCSI host adapter is the
initiator but targets can also become initiators.
iSCSI session
An iSCSI session is the basic communication “pipe” from an iSCSI initiator to an
iSCSI target. A session is a group of TCP/IP connections that link an initiator with a
target (loosely equivalent to a SCSI I-T nexus).
LUN mapping
Logical Unit Number mapping. The mapping of the virtual iSCSI target and the
physical Fibre Channel target One frontend LUN (VT LUN) maps to a backend LUN
(Fibre Channel LUN). The frontend LUN numbers can be different from the backend
LUN numbers.
Fibre Channel LUN
The LUN identifier of the Fibre Channel target.
VT LUN
Virtual target LUN. The LUN identifier of the iSCSI virtual target.
Fibre Channel virtual
initiator
(FC-VI) The iSCSI port looks like an F_Port to the rest of the system. There is one
Fibre Channel virtual initiator per iSCSI. The Fibre Channel proxy initiator solution is
used. FC-VI registers to the Name Server with its symbolic port name (PWWN) and
node name (NWWN). The FC-VI in the Name Server entry is created irrespective of
the host connectivity.
discovery domain (DD)
Created between and iSCSI host and iSCSI targets using their IQN for the purpose of
iSCSI device access control.
discovery domain set
(DDSet)
Created using DDs. Can be configured to enable or disable the configuration for the
purpose of iSCSI device access control.
CHAP authentication
Authenticates the initiators against a list of user names and passwords with CHAP
(Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) authentication in either one-way or
mutual.
IQN
An iSCSI Qualified Name that indicates an iSCSI node name in a form that is of
human readable notation using the following syntax:
iqn.yyyy-mm.<reverse of DNS>:<optional iSCSI unique string>
GbE port
Gigabit Ethernet port. Uses a copper CAT-5e cable for an IP connection to an RJ-45
copper connector. FC4-16IP has 8 ports of this type that support 1 Gbps speed.
PDU
Protocol Data Unit. A unit of data with a header and an optional data section.