Re: [storm] WG Last Call comments on consolidated iSCSI draft

"Knight, Frederick" <Frederick.Knight@netapp.com> Fri, 26 August 2011 12:50 UTC

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I disagree.

1) while not common, the hosts that use it, do need it;
2) the original 3720 text contains a SHOULD; and
3) there is no good reason for us to be weakening this statement.

	Fred Knight
	NetApp

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Subject: [storm] WG Last Call comments on consolidated iSCSI draft

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[D] Section 10.2 contains a "SHOULD" requirement for ACA
(Auto-Contingent Allegiance) support.
As ACA support in SCSI initiators is not common, I suggest weakening
this to a MAY requirement.