Re: [Ips] time-out for R2T PDUs?

Hi Erez,

Another option the target has is the recovery R2T as an attempt to provoke the initiator into action.

Cheers
Ken

> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:53:12 +0200
> From: erezzi.list@gmail.com
> To: Julian_Satran@il.ibm.com
> CC: ips@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [Ips] time-out for R2T PDUs?
> 
> Got it. Thanks.
> 
> Erez
> 
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Julian Satran <Julian_Satran@il.ibm.com> wrote:
> > The target may try to finish the command with a "check condition" or some
> > connection recovery before resorting  to the big hammer.
> >
> > Julo
> >
> >
> > From:
> > "Erez Zilber" <erezzi.list@gmail.com>
> > To: Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL
> > Cc: "Deva Ranganathan" <deva.ranganathan@gmail.com>, ips@ietf.org
> > Date: 06/11/2008 10:15
> > Subject: Re: [Ips] time-out for R2T PDUs?
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > There could be a situation in which NOP-IN PDUs from the target are
> > sent successfully to the initiator, but some bug causes the initiator
> > not to send the data-out PDU. According to what you say, the target
> > may decide that it can't wait anymore and logout, right?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Erez
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Julian Satran <Julian_Satran@il.ibm.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Correct - there is no standard time-out. Regards, Julo
> >>
> >>
> >> From: "Deva Ranganathan" <deva.ranganathan@gmail.com>
> >> To: "Erez Zilber" <erezzi.list@gmail.com>
> >> Cc: ips@ietf.org
> >> Date: 06/11/2008 04:20
> >> Subject: Re: [Ips] timeout for R2T PDUs?
> >> ________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Deva Ranganathan
> >> <deva.ranganathan@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Erez,
> >>
> >> I think that this s a target implementation issue wherein the
> >> implementation
> >> can choose the timeout  depending on the availability of resources  and
> >> the
> >> software architecture. A target also has a NOP-IN sent periodically and
> >> can
> >> use this to cleanup  the stale resources as well.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> Deva
> >> HCL Technologies.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Erez Zilber <erezzi.list@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I couldn't find an answer to the following question in iSCSI spec:
> >>
> >> During the execution of a WRITE command, an R2T PDU is sent from the
> >> target to the initiator. What should happen if a bug in the initiator
> >> causes it not to send the data-out PDU? Is there any timeout that will
> >> allow the target to abort this command?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Erez
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