RFC 4171
Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
5.6.5. Registration and Query Request Message Types
The following describes each query and message type.5.6.5.1. Device Attribute Registration Request (DevAttrReg)
The DevAttrReg message type is 0x0001. The DevAttrReg message provides the means for iSNS clients to update existing objects or register new objects. The value of the replace bit in the FLAGs field determines whether the DevAttrReg message updates or replaces an existing registration. The Source Attribute identifies the Node initiating the registration request. The Message Key identifies the object the DevAttrReg message acts upon. It MUST contain the key attribute(s) identifying an object. This object MUST contain all attributes and related subordinate object attributes that will be included in the Operating Attributes of the DevAttrReg PDU Payload. The key attribute(s) identifying this object MUST also be included among the Operating Attributes. If the Message Key contains an EID and no pre-existing objects match the Message Key, then the DevAttrReg message SHALL create a new Entity with the specified EID and any new object(s) specified by the Operating Attributes. The replace bit SHALL be ignored. If the Message Key does not contain an EID, and no pre-existing objects match the Message Key, then the DevAttrReg message SHALL be rejected with a status code of 3 (Invalid Registration). If the Message Key is not present, then the DevAttrReg message implicitly registers a new Network Entity. In this case, the replace bit SHALL be ignored; a new Network Entity SHALL be created. Existing entities, their objects, and their relationships remain unchanged.
The replace bit determines the kind of operation conducted on the object identified in the DevAttrReg Message Key. The replace bit only applies to the DevAttrReg message; it is ignored for all other message types. If the replace bit is set, then the objects, attributes, and relationships specified in the Operating Attributes SHALL replace the object identified by the Message Key. The object and all of its subordinate objects SHALL be deregistered, and the appropriate SCNs SHALL be sent by the iSNS server for the deregistered objects. The objects listed in the Operating Attributes are then used to replace the just-deregistered objects. Note that additional SCNs SHALL be sent for the newly-registered objects, if appropriate. Existing objects and relationships that are not identified or that are subordinate to the object identified by the Message Key MUST NOT be affected or changed. If the replace bit is not set, then the message updates the attributes of the object identified by the Message Key and its subordinate objects. Existing object containment relationships MUST NOT be changed. For existing objects, key attributes MUST NOT be modified, but new subordinate objects MAY be added. The Operating Attributes represent objects, attributes, and relationships that are to be registered. Multiple related objects and attributes MAY be registered in a single DevAttrReg message. The ordering of the objects in this message indicates the structure of, and associations among, the objects to be registered. At least one object MUST be listed in the Operating Attributes. Additional objects (if any) MUST be subordinate to the first object listed. Key attributes MUST precede non-key attributes of each object. A given object may only appear a maximum of once in the Operating Attributes of a message. If the Node identified by the Source Attribute is not a Control Node, then the objects in the operating attributes MUST be members of the same Network Entity as the Source Node. For example, to establish relationships between a Network Entity object and its Portal and Storage Node objects, the Operating Attributes list the key and non-key attributes of the Network Entity object, followed by the key and non-key attributes of each Portal and Storage Node object to be linked to that Network Entity. Similarly, an FC Device object that follows a Storage Node object is considered subordinate to that Storage Node. New PG objects are registered when an associated Portal or iSCSI Node object is registered. An explicit PG object registration MAY follow a Portal or iSCSI Node object registration in a DevAttrReg message.
When a Portal is registered, the Portal attributes MAY immediately be followed by a PGT attribute. The PGT attribute SHALL be followed by the set of PG iSCSI Names representing nodes that will be associated to the Portal using the indicated PGT value. Additional sets of PGTs and PG iSCSI Names to be associated to the registered Portal MAY follow. Indicated PGT values are assigned to the PG object associated with the newly registered Portal and to the iSCSI Storage Node(s) referenced immediately following the PGT attribute in the operating attributes. When an iSCSI Storage Node is registered, the Storage Node attributes MAY immediately be followed by a PGT attribute. The PGT attribute SHALL be followed by the set of PG Portal IP-Address, PG TCP/UDP Port pairs representing Portal objects that will be associated with the Storage Node using the indicated PGT value. Additional sets of PGTs and PG Portal IP-Address PG TCP/UDP Port pairs to be associated with the registered Storage Node MAY follow. Indicated PGT values are assigned to the PG object associated with the newly registered iSCSI Storage Node and Portal object(s) referenced immediately following the PGT attribute in the operating attributes. If the PGT value is not included in the Storage Node or Portal object registration, and if a PGT value was not previously registered for the relationship, then the PGT for the corresponding PG object SHALL be registered with a value of 0x00000001. If the PGT attribute is included in the registration message as a 0-length TLV, then the PGT value for the corresponding PG object SHALL be registered as NULL. A 0-length TLV for the PGT in an update registration message overwrites the previous PGT value with NULL, indicating that there is no relationship between the Storage Node and Portal. A maximum of one Network Entity object can be created or updated with a single DevAttrReg message. Consequently, the Operating Attributes MUST NOT contain more than one Network Entity object. There is no limit to the number of Portal, Storage Node, and FC Device objects that can listed in the Operating Attributes, provided they are all subordinate to the listed Network Entity object. If the Message Key and Operating Attributes do not contain an EID attribute, or if the EID attribute has a length of 0, then a new Network Entity object SHALL be created and the iSNS server SHALL supply a unique EID value for it. The assigned EID value SHALL be included in the DevAttrReg Response message. If the Message Key and Operating Attributes contain an EID that does not match the EID of an existing Network Entity in the iSNS database, then a new Network Entity SHALL be created and assigned the value contained in that EID attribute. Finally, if the Message Key and Operating Attributes contain an EID that matches the EID of an existing object in the iSNS
database, then the objects, attributes, and relationships specified in the Operating Attributes SHALL be appended to the existing Network Entity identified by the EID. A registration message that creates a new Network Entity object MUST contain at least one Portal or one Storage Node. If the message does not, then it SHALL be considered invalid and result in a response with Status Code of 3 (Invalid Registration). If an iSNS Server does not support a registration feature, such as explicit PG object registration, then the server SHALL return a Status Code of 23 (Registration Feature Not Supported). Note that the iSNS server may modify or reject the registration of certain attributes, such as ESI Interval. In addition, the iSNS server may assign values for additional Operating Attributes that are not explicitly registered in the original DevAttrReg message, such as the EID and WWNN Token.5.6.5.2. Device Attribute Query Request (DevAttrQry)
The DevAttrQry message type is 0x0002. The DevAttrQry message provides an iSNS client with the means to query the iSNS server for object attributes. The Source Attribute identifies the Node initiating the request. For non-Control Nodes initiating the DevAttrQry message, the query is scoped to the Discovery Domains of which the initiating Node is a member. The DevAttrQry message SHALL only return information on Storage Nodes and their related parent and subordinate objects, where the Storage Node has a common Discovery Domain with the Node identified in the Source Attribute. The Message Key may contain key or non-key attributes or no attributes at all. If multiple attributes are used as the Message Key, then they MUST all be from the same object type (e.g., IP address and TCP/UDP Port are attributes of the Portal object type). A Message Key with non-key attributes may match multiple instances of the specific object type. A Message Key with zero-length TLV(s) is scoped to every object of the type indicated by the zero-length TLV(s). An empty Message Key field indicates the query is scoped to the entire database accessible by the source Node. The DevAttrQry response message returns attributes of objects listed in the Operating Attributes that are related to the Message Key of the original DevAttrQry message. The Operating Attributes of the DevAttrQry message contain zero-length TLVs that specify the attributes that are to be returned in the DevAttrQryRsp message. A
Message Key containing zero-length TLVs indicates that the set of attributes specified in the Operating Attributes are to be returned for each object matching the type indicated by the Message Key. If the Message Key contains non-zero length TLVs, then Operating Attributes for the object matching the Message Key SHALL be returned in the DevAttrQryRsp message. Each attribute type (i.e., zero-length TLV) in the Operating Attributes indicates an attribute from the object matching the Message Key, or from other objects in the same Entity having a relationship to the object matching the Message Key, is to be returned in the response. The ordering of the object keys and associated attributes returned in the DevAttrQry response message SHALL be the same as in the original query message. If no objects match the Message Key, then the DevAttrQryRsp message SHALL NOT return any operating attributes. Such a message and its corresponding response SHALL NOT be considered an error. The Portal Group object determines whether a relationship exists between a given Storage Node and Portal object. If the PGT of the Portal Group is not NULL, then a relationship exists between the indicated Storage Node and Portal; if the PGT is NULL, then no relationship exists. Therefore, the value (NULL or not NULL) of the PGT attribute of each Portal Group object determines the structure and ordering of the DevAttrQry response to a query for Storage Nodes and Portals. For example, an iSNS database contains a Network Entity having two Portals and two Nodes. Each Storage Node has two Portal Groups, one with a NULL PGT value for one Portal and another with a non-NULL PGT value for the other Portal. The DevAttrQry message contains a Message Key entry matching one of the Nodes, and Operating Attributes with zero-length TLVs listing first the Node attributes, Portal attributes, and then the PG attributes. The response message SHALL therefore return first the matching Node object, then the requested attributes of the one Portal object that can be used to access the Storage Node (as indicated by the PGT), and finally the requested attributes of the PG object used to access that Storage Node. The order in which each object's attributes are listed is the same as the ordering of the object's attributes in the Operating Attributes of the original request message. If the Message Key Attribute contains zero-length TLV(s), then the query returns requested attributes for all objects matching the Message Key type (DD restrictions SHALL apply for non-Control Nodes). If multiple objects match the Message Key type, then the attributes for each object matching the Message Key MUST be listed before the attributes for the next matching object are listed in the query
response. In other words, the process described above must be iterated in the message response for each object that matches the Message Key type specified by the zero-length TLV(s). For example, an iSNS database contains only one Network Entity having two Portals and three Nodes. All PG objects in the Entity have a PGT value of 0x00000001. In the DevAttrQry message, the Message Key contains a zero-length TLV specifying a Node type, and Operating Attributes listing first the Node attributes, and then the Portal attributes. The response message will return, in the following order, the attributes for the first, next, and last Node objects, each followed by attributes for both Portals. If that same DevAttrQry message had instead contained a zero-length TLV specifying the Network Entity type, then the response message would have returned attributes for all three Node objects, followed by attributes for the two Portals. If there is no Message Key Attribute, then the query returns all attributes in the iSNS database (once again, DD restrictions SHALL apply for non-Control Nodes). All attributes matching the type specified by each zero-length TLV in the Operating Attributes SHALL be listed. All attributes of each type SHALL be listed before the attributes matching the next zero-length TLV are listed. For example, an iSNS database contains two Entities, each having two Nodes and two Portals. The DevAttrQry message contains no Message Key attribute, and Operating Attributes list first the Portal attributes, and then the Node attributes. The Operating Attributes of the response message will return attributes from each of the four Portals, followed by attributes from each of the four nodes. If a DevAttrQry message requests an attribute for which the iSNS server has no value, then the server SHALL NOT return the requested attribute in the query response. Such query and response messages SHALL NOT be considered errors. Registration and query messages for iSNS server-specific attributes (i.e., tags in the range 132 to 384) SHALL be formatted using the identifying key attribute of the Storage Node originating the query (i.e., iSCSI Name or FC Port Name WWPN) for both the Source Attribute and Message Key attribute. Operating Attributes SHALL include the TLV of the server-specific attribute being requested. DD membership can be discovered through the DevAttrQry message by including either DD member attributes (i.e., DD Member iSCSI Index, DD Member iSCSI Node, DD Member iFCP Node, DD Member Portal Index, DD Member Portal IP Addr, and DD Member Portal TCP/UDP) or the object key of the Storage Node or Portal (i.e., iSCSI Name, iSCSI Index,
Portal IP Addr, Portal TCP/UDP Port, and Portal Index) in the
Operating Attributes. Using DD member attributes SHALL return both
registered and unregistered member Storage Nodes and/or Portals of a
DD. DevAttrQry messages using the Storage Node and/or Portal object
key SHALL return only member Storage Nodes or Portals that are
currently registered in the iSNS database.
The DevAttrQry message SHALL support the following minimum set of
Message Key Attributes:
Valid Message Key Attributes for Queries
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Entity Identifier
Entity Protocol
Portal IP-Address & Portal TCP/UDP Port
Portal Index
iSCSI Node Type
iSCSI Name
iSCSI Index
PG Index
FC Port Name WWPN
FC Port Type
FC-4 Type
Discovery Domain ID
Discovery Domain Set ID
Source Attribute (for server-specific attributes)
Switch Name (FC Device WWNN--for Virtual_Fabric_ID queries)
5.6.5.3. Device Get Next Request (DevGetNext)
The DevGetNext message type is 0x0003. This message provides the
iSNS client with the means to retrieve each and every instance of an
object type exactly once.
The Source Attribute identifies the Node initiating the DevGetNext
request, and is used to scope the retrieval process to the Discovery
Domains of which the initiating Node is a member.
The Message Key Attribute may be an Entity Identifier (EID), iSCSI
Name, iSCSI Index, Portal IP Address and TCP/UDP Port, Portal Index,
PG Index, FC Node Name WWNN, or FC Port Name WWPN. If the TLV length
of the Message Key Attribute(s) is zero, then the first object entry
in the iSNS database matching the Message Key type SHALL be returned
in the Message Key of the corresponding DevGetNextRsp message. If
non-zero-length TLV attributes are contained in the Message Key, then
the DevGetNext response message SHALL return the next object stored
after the object identified by the Message Key in the original
DevGetNext request message.
If the Message Key provided matches the last object instance in the iSNS database, then the Status Code of 9 (No Such Entry) SHALL be returned in the response. The Operating Attributes can be used to specify the scope of the DevGetNext request, and to specify the attributes of the next object, which are to be returned in the DevGetNext response message. All Operating Attributes MUST be attributes of the object type identified by the Message Key. For example, if the Message Key is an Entity_ID attribute, then the Operating Attributes MUST NOT contain attributes of Portals. Non-zero-length TLV attributes in the Operating Attributes are used to scope the DevGetNext message. Only the next object with attribute values that match the non-zero-length TLV attributes SHALL be returned in the DevGetNext response message. Zero-length TLV attributes MUST be listed after non-zero-length attributes in the Operating Attributes of the DevGetNext request message. Zero-length TLV attributes specify the attributes of the next object which are to be returned in the DevGetNext response message. Note that there are no specific requirements concerning the order in which object entries are retrieved from the iSNS database; the retrieval order of object entries using the DevGetNext message is implementation specific. The iSNS client is responsible for ensuring that information acquired through use of the DevGetNext message is accurate and up-to-date. There is no assurance that the iSNS database will not change between successive DevGetNext request messages. If the Message Key provided does not match an existing database entry, then attributes for the next object key following the provided Message Key SHALL be returned. For example, an object entry may have been deleted between successive DevGetNext messages. This may result in a DevGetNext request in which the Message Key does not match an existing object entry. In this case, attributes for the next object stored in the iSNS database are returned.5.6.5.4. Device Deregister Request (DevDereg)
The DevDereg message type is 0x0004. This message is used to remove object entries from the iSNS database. One or more objects may be removed through a single DevDereg message. Note that deregistered Storage Node objects will retain membership in their Discovery Domain(s) until explicit deregistration of the membership(s) or Discovery Domain(s).
Upon receiving the DevDereg, the iSNS server removes all objects
identified by the Operating Attribute(s), and all subordinate objects
that are solely dependent on those identified objects. For example,
removal of a Network Entity also results in removal of all associated
Portal, Portal Group, Storage Node, and FC Device objects associated
with that Network Entity. FC Device objects SHALL not be
deregistered in this manner unless all Storage Nodes associated with
them have been deregistered.
The DevDereg request PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute and
Operating Attribute(s); there are no Message Key Attributes. If the
Node identified by the Source Attribute is not a Control Node, then
it MUST be from the same Network Entity as the object(s) identified
for removal by the Operating Attribute(s). Valid Operating
Attributes are shown below:
Valid Operating Attributes for DevDereg
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Entity Identifier
Portal IP-Address & Portal TCP/UDP Port
Portal Index
iSCSI Name
iSCSI Index
FC Port Name WWPN
FC Node Name WWNN
The removal of the object may result in SCN messages to the
appropriate iSNS clients.
Attempted deregistration of non-existing entries SHALL not be
considered an error.
If all Nodes and Portals associated with a Network Entity are
deregistered, then the Network Entity SHALL also be removed.
If both the Portal and iSCSI Storage Node objects associated with a
Portal Group object are removed, then that Portal Group object SHALL
also be removed. The Portal Group object SHALL remain registered as
long as either of its associated Portal or iSCSI Storage Node objects
remain registered. If a deleted Storage Node or Portal object is
subsequently re-registered, then a relationship between the re-
registered object and an existing Portal or Storage Node object
registration, indicated by the PG object, SHALL be restored.
5.6.5.5. SCN Register Request (SCNReg)
The SCNReg message type is 0x0005. The State Change Notification Registration Request (SCNReg) message allows an iSNS client to register a Storage Node to receive State Change Notification (SCN) messages. The SCN notifies the Storage Node of changes to any Storage Nodes within any DD of which it is a member. If the Storage Node is a Control Node, it SHALL receive SCN notifications for changes in the entire network. Note that whereas SCNReg sets the SCN Bitmap field, the DevAttrReg message registers the UDP or TCP Port used by each Portal to receive SCN messages. If no SCN Port fields of any Portals of the Storage Node are registered to receive SCN messages, then the SCNReg message SHALL be rejected with Status Code 17 (SCN Registration Rejected). The SCNReg request PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute, a Message Key Attribute, and an Operating Attribute. Valid Message Key Attributes for a SCNReg are shown below: Valid Message Key Attributes for SCNReg --------------------------------------- iSCSI Name FC Port Name WWPN The node with the iSCSI Name or FC Port Name WWPN attribute that matches the Message Key in the SCNReg message is registered to receive SCNs using the specified SCN bitmap. A maximum of one Node SHALL be registered for each SCNReg message. The SCN Bitmap is the only operating attribute of this message, and it always overwrites the previous contents of this field in the iSNS database. The bitmap indicates the SCN event types for which the Node is registering. Note that the settings of this bitmap determine whether the SCN registration is for regular SCNs or management SCNs. Control Nodes MAY conduct registrations for management SCNs; iSNS clients that are not supporting Control Nodes MUST NOT conduct registrations for management SCNs. Control Nodes that register for management SCNs receive a copy of every SCN message generated by the iSNS server. It is recommended that management registrations be used only when needed in order to conserve iSNS server resources. In addition, a Control Node that conducts such registrations should be prepared to receive the anticipated volume of SCN message traffic.
5.6.5.6. SCN Deregister Request (SCNDereg)
The SCNDereg message type is 0x0006. The SCNDereg message allows an iSNS client to stop receiving State Change Notification (SCN) messages. The SCNDereg request message PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute and Message Key Attribute(s). Valid Message Key Attributes for a SCNDereg are shown below: Valid Message Key Attributes for SCNDereg ----------------------------------------- iSCSI Name FC Port Name WWPN The node with an iSCSI Name or FC Port Name WWPN attribute that matches the Message Key Attributes in the SCNDereg message is deregistered for SCNs. The SCN bitmap field of such Nodes are cleared. A maximum of one Node SHALL be deregistered for each SCNDereg message. There are no Operating Attributes in the SCNDereg message.5.6.5.7. SCN Event (SCNEvent)
The SCNEvent message type is 0x0007. The SCNEvent is a message sent by an iSNS client to request generation of a State Change Notification (SCN) message by the iSNS server. The SCN, sent by the iSNS server, then notifies iFCP, iSCSI, and Control Nodes within the affected DD of the change indicated in the SCNEvent. Most SCNs are automatically generated by the iSNS server when Nodes are registered or deregistered from the directory database. SCNs are also generated when a network management application or Control Node makes changes to the DD membership in the iSNS server. However, an iSNS client can trigger an SCN by using SCNEvent. The SCNEvent message PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute, a Message Key Attribute, and an Operating Attribute. Valid Key Attributes for a SCNEvent are shown below: Valid Message Key Attributes for SCNEvent ----------------------------------------- iSCSI Name FC Port Name WWPN
The Operating Attributes section SHALL contain the SCN Event Bitmap attribute. The bitmap indicates the event that caused the SCNEvent to be generated.5.6.5.8. State Change Notification (SCN)
The SCN message type is 0x0008. The SCN is a message generated by the iSNS server, notifying a registered Storage Node of changes. There are two types of SCN registrations: regular registrations and management registrations. Regular SCNs notify iSNS clients of events within the discovery domain. Management SCNs notify Control Nodes that register for management SCNs of events occurring anywhere in the network. If no active TCP connection to the SCN recipient exists, then the SCN message SHALL be sent to one Portal of the registered Storage Node that has a registered TCP or UDP Port value in the SCN Port field. If more than one Portal of the Storage Node has a registered SCN Port value, then the SCN SHALL be delivered to any one of the indicated Portals, provided that the selected Portal is not the subject of the SCN. The types of events that can trigger an SCN message, and the amount of information contained in the SCN message, depend on the registered SCN Event Bitmap for the Storage Node. The iSCSI Node SCN Bitmap is described in Section 6.4.4. The iFCP SCN Bitmap is described in Section 6.6.12.
The format of the SCN PDU Payload is shown below:
+----------------------------------------+
| Destination Attribute |
+----------------------------------------+
| Timestamp |
+----------------------------------------+
| Source SCN Bitmap 1 |
+----------------------------------------+
| Source Attribute [1] |
+----------------------------------------+
| Source Attribute [2](if present) |
+----------------------------------------+
| Source Attribute [3](if present) |
+----------------------------------------+
| Source Attribute [n](if present) |
+----------------------------------------+
| Source SCN Bitmap 2 (if present) |
+----------------------------------------+
| . . . |
+----------------------------------------+
All PDU Payload attributes are in TLV format.
The Destination Attribute is the Node identifier that is receiving
the SCN. The Destination Attribute can be an iSCSI Name or FC Port
Name.
The Timestamp field, using the Timestamp TLV format, described in
Section 6.2.4, indicates the time the SCN was generated.
The Source SCN Bitmap field indicates the type of SCN notification
(i.e., regular or management SCN), and the type of event that caused
the SCN to be generated; it does not necessarily correlate with the
original SCN bitmap registered in the iSNS server.
Following the timestamp, the SCN message SHALL list the SCN bitmap,
followed by the key attribute (i.e., iSCSI Name or FC Port Name) of
the Storage Node affected by the SCN event. If the SCN is a
Management SCN, then the SCN message SHALL also list the DD_ID and/or
DDS_ID of the Discovery Domains and Discovery Domain Sets (if any)
that caused the change in state for that Storage Node. These
additional attributes (i.e., DD_ID and/or DDS_ID) shall immediately
follow the iSCSI Name or FC Port Name and precede the next SCN bitmap
for the next notification message (if any). The SCN bitmap is used
as a delineator for SCN messages providing multiple state change
notifications.
For example, a regular SCN for notifying an iSNS client of a new Portal available for a particular iSCSI target would contain the SCN bitmap followed by the iSCSI Name of the target device as the source attribute. If the SCN were a management SCN, then the iSCSI Name would be followed by the DD_ID(s) of the shared Discovery Domains that allow the destination Storage Node to have visibility to the affected Storage Node. If a Discovery Domain Set (DDS) was enabled in order to provide this visibility, then the appropriate DDS_ID would be included as well. A management SCN is also generated to notify a Control Node of the creation, deletion, or modification of a Discovery Domain or Discovery Domain Set. In this case, the DD_ID and/or DDS_ID of the affected Discovery Domain and/or Discovery Domain Set would follow the SCN bitmap. For example, a management SCN to notify a Control Node of a new DD within a Discovery Domain Set would contain both the DD_ID and the DDS_ID of the affected Discovery Domain and Discovery Domain Set among the Source Attributes. See Sections 6.4.4 and 6.6.12 for additional information on the SCN Bitmap.5.6.5.9. DD Register (DDReg)
The DDReg message type is 0x0009. This message is used to create a new Discovery Domain (DD), to update an existing DD Symbolic Name and/or DD Features attribute, and to add DD members. DDs are uniquely defined using DD_IDs. DD registration attributes are described in Section 6.11. The DDReg message PDU Payload contains the Source Attribute and optional Message Key and Operating Attributes. The Message Key, if used, contains the DD_ID of the Discovery Domain to be registered. If the Message Key contains a DD_ID of an existing DD entry in the iSNS database, then the DDReg message SHALL attempt to update the existing entry. If the DD_ID in the Message Key (if used) does not match an existing DD entry, then the iSNS server SHALL reject the DDReg message with a status code of 3 (Invalid Registration). If the DD_ID is included in both the Message Key and Operating Attributes, then the DD_ID value in the Message Key MUST be the same as the DD_ID value in the Operating Attributes.
A DDReg message with no Message Key SHALL result in the attempted creation of a new Discovery Domain (DD). If the DD_ID attribute (with non-zero length) is included among the Operating Attributes in the DDReg message, then the new Discovery Domain SHALL be assigned the value contained in that DD_ID attribute. Otherwise, if the DD_ID attribute is not contained among the Operating Attributes of the DDReg message, or if the DD_ID is an operating attribute with a TLV length of 0, then the iSNS server SHALL assign a DD_ID value. The assigned DD_ID value is then returned in the DDReg Response message. The Operating Attributes can also contain the DD Member iSCSI Node Index, DD Member iSCSI Name, DD Member FC Port Name, DD Member Portal IP Address, DD Member Portal TCP/UDP Port Number, or DD Member Portal Index of members to be added to the DD. It may also contain the DD_Symbolic_Name and/or DD_Features of the DD. This message SHALL add any DD members listed as Operating Attributes to the Discovery Domain specified by the DD_ID. If the DD_Features attribute is an Operating Attribute, then it SHALL be stored in the iSNS server as the feature list for the specified DD. If the DD_Symbolic_Name is an operating attribute and its value is unique (i.e., it does not match the registered DD_Symbolic_Name for another DD), then the value SHALL be stored in the iSNS database as the DD_Symbolic_Name for the specified Discovery Domain. If the value for the DD_Symbolic_Name is not unique, then the iSNS server SHALL reject the attempted DD registration with a status code of 3 (Invalid Registration). When creating a new DD, if the DD_Symbolic_Name is not included in the Operating Attributes, or if it is included with a zero-length TLV, then the iSNS server SHALL provide a unique DD_Symbolic_Name value for the created DD. The assigned DD_Symbolic_Name value SHALL be returned in the DDRegRsp message. When creating a new DD, if the DD_Features attribute is not included in the Operating Attributes, then the iSNS server SHALL assign the default value. The default value for DD_Features is 0. DD Member iSCSI Name, DD Member iFCP Node, DD Member Portal IP Address, and DD Member TCP/UDP Port Number attributes included in the Operating Attributes need not match currently existing iSNS database entries. This allows, for example, a Storage Node to be added to a DD even if the Storage Node is not currently registered in the iSNS database. A Storage Node or Portal can thereby be added to a DD at the time of the DDs creation, even if the Storage Node or Portal is not currently active in the storage network.
If the Operating Attributes contain a DD Member iSCSI Name value for a Storage Node that is currently not registered in the iSNS database, then the iSNS server MUST allocate an unused iSCSI Node Index for that Storage Node. The assigned iSCSI Node Index SHALL be returned in the DDRegRsp message as the DD Member iSCSI Node Index. The allocated iSCSI Node Index value SHALL be assigned to the Storage Node if and when it registers in the iSNS database. If the Operating Attributes contain a DD Member Portal IP Addr and DD Member Portal TCP/UDP value for a Portal that is not currently registered in the iSNS database, then the iSNS server MUST allocate an unused Portal Index value for that Portal. The assigned Portal Index value SHALL be returned in the DDRegRsp message as the DD Member Portal Index. The allocated Portal Index value SHALL be assigned to the Portal if and when it registers in the iSNS database. DD Member iSCSI Node Index and DD Member Portal Index attributes that are provided in the Operating Attributes MUST match a corresponding iSCSI Node Index or Portal Index of an existing Storage Node or Portal entry in the iSNS database. Furthermore, the DD Member iSCSI Node Index and DD Member Portal Index SHALL NOT be used to add Storage Nodes or Portals to a DD unless those Storage Nodes or Portals are actively registered in the iSNS database.5.6.5.10. DD Deregister (DDDereg)
The DDDereg message type is 0x000A. This message allows an iSNS client to deregister an existing Discovery Domain (DD) and to remove members from an existing DD. DDs are uniquely identified using DD_IDs. DD registration attributes are described in Section 6.11. The DDDereg message PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute, Message Key Attribute, and optional Operating Attributes. The Message Key Attribute for a DDDereg message is the DD ID for the Discovery Domain being removed or having members removed. If the DD ID matches an existing DD and there are no Operating Attributes, then the DD SHALL be removed and a success Status Code returned. Any existing members of that DD SHALL remain in the iSNS database without membership in the just-removed DD. If the DD ID matches an existing DD and there are Operating Attributes matching DD members, then the DD members identified by the Operating Attributes SHALL be removed from the DD and a successful Status Code returned.
If a DD Member iSCSI Name identified in the Operating Attributes contains an iSCSI Name for a Storage Node that is not currently registered in the iSNS database or contained in another DD, then the association between that Storage Node and its pre-assigned iSCSI Node Index SHALL be removed. The pre-assigned iSCSI Node Index value no longer has an association to a specific iSCSI Name and can now be re-assigned. If a DD Member Portal IP Address and DD Member TCP/UDP Port identified in the Operating Attributes reference a Portal that is not currently registered in the iSNS database or contained in another DD, then the association between that Portal and its pre-assigned Portal Index SHALL be removed. The pre-assigned Portal Index value can now be reassigned. The attempted deregistration of non-existent DD entries SHALL not be considered an error.5.6.5.11. DDS Register (DDSReg)
The DDSReg message type is 0x000B. This message allows an iSNS client to create a new Discovery Domain Set (DDS), to update an existing DDS Symbolic Name and/or DDS Status, or to add DDS members. DDSs are uniquely defined using DDS_IDs. DDS registration attributes are described in Section 6.11.1. The DDSReg message PDU Payload contains the Source Attribute and, optionally, Message Key and Operating Attributes. The Message Key, if used, contains the DDS_ID of the Discover Domain Set to be registered or modified. If the Message Key contains a DDS_ID of an existing DDS entry in the iSNS database, then the DDSReg message SHALL attempt to update the existing entry. If the DDS_ID in the Message Key (if used) does not match an existing DDS entry, then the iSNS server SHALL reject the DDSReg message with a status code of 3 (Invalid Registration). If the DDS_ID is included in both the Message Key and Operating Attributes, then the DDS_ID value in the Message Key MUST be the same as the DDS_ID value in the Operating Attributes. A DDSReg message with no Message Key SHALL result in the attempted creation of a new Discovery Domain Set (DDS). If the DDS_ID attribute (with non-zero length) is included among the Operating Attributes in the DDSReg message, then the new Discovery Domain Set SHALL be assigned the value contained in that DDS_ID attribute. Otherwise, if the DDS_ID attribute is not contained among the Operating Attributes of the DDSReg message, or if the DDS_ID is an
operating attribute with a TLV length of 0, then the iSNS server SHALL assign a DDS_ID value. The assigned DDS_ID value is then returned in the DDSReg Response message. The Operating Attributes can also contain the DDS_Symbolic_Name, the DDS Status, and the DD_IDs of Discovery Domains to be added to the DDS. When creating a new DDS, if the DDS Symbolic Name is included in the Operating Attributes and its value is unique (i.e., it does not match the registered DDS Symbolic Name for another DDS), then the value SHALL be stored in the iSNS database as the DDS Symbolic Name for that DDS. If the value for the DDS Symbolic Name is not unique, then the iSNS server SHALL reject the attempted DDS registration with a status code of 3 (Invalid Registration). When creating a new DDS, if the DDS Symbolic Name is not included in the Operating Attributes, or if it is included with a zero-length TLV, then the iSNS server SHALL provide a unique DDS Symbolic Name value for the created DDS. The assigned DDS Symbolic Name value SHALL be returned in the DDSRegRsp message. This message SHALL add any DD_IDs listed as Operating Attributes to the Discovery Domain Set specified by the DDS_ID Message Key Attribute. In addition, if the DDS_Symbolic_Name is an operating attribute and the value is unique, then it SHALL be stored in the iSNS database as the DDS_Symbolic_Name for the specified Discovery Domain Set. If a DD_ID listed in the Operating Attributes does not match an existing DD, then a new DD using the DD_ID SHALL be created. In this case for the new DD, the iSNS server SHALL assign a unique value for the DD Symbolic Name and SHALL set the DD Features attribute to the default value of 0. These assigned values SHALL be returned in the DDSRegRsp message.5.6.5.12. DDS Deregister (DDSDereg)
The DDSDereg message type is 0x000C. This message allows an iSNS client to deregister an existing Discovery Domain Set (DDS) or to remove some DDs from an existing DDS. The DDSDereg message PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute, a Message Key Attribute, and optional Operating Attributes. The Message Key Attribute for a DDSDereg message is the DDS ID for the DDS being removed or having members removed. If the DDS ID matches an existing DDS and there are no Operating Attributes, then
the DDS SHALL be removed and a success Status Code returned. Any existing members of that DDS SHALL remain in the iSNS database without membership in the just-removed DDS. If the DDS ID matches an existing DDS, and there are Operating Attributes matching DDS members, then the DDS members SHALL be removed from the DDS and a success Status Code returned. The attempted deregistration of non-existent DDS entries SHALL not be considered an error.5.6.5.13. Entity Status Inquiry (ESI)
The ESI message type is 0x000D. This message is sent by the iSNS server, and is used to verify that an iSNS client Portal is reachable and available. The ESI message is sent to the ESI UDP port provided during registration, or to the TCP connection used for ESI registration, depending on which communication type that is being used. The ESI message PDU Payload contains the following attributes in TLV format and in the order listed: the current iSNS timestamp, the EID, the Portal IP Address, and the Portal TCP/UDP Port. The format of this message is shown below: +----------------------------------------+ | Timestamp | +----------------------------------------+ | Entity_ID | +----------------------------------------+ | Portal IP Address | +----------------------------------------+ | Portal TCP/UDP Port | +----------------------------------------+ The ESI response message PDU Payload contains a status code, followed by the Attributes from the original ESI message. If the Portal fails to respond to an administratively-determined number of consecutive ESI messages, then the iSNS server SHALL remove that Portal from the iSNS database. If there are no other remaining ESI-monitored Portals for the associated Network Entity, then the Network Entity SHALL also be removed. The appropriate State Change Notifications, if any, SHALL be triggered.
5.6.5.14. Name Service Heartbeat (Heartbeat)
This message, if used, is only sent by the active iSNS server. It allows iSNS clients and backup servers listening to a broadcast or multicast address to discover the IP address of the primary and backup iSNS servers. It also allows concerned parties to monitor the health and status of the primary iSNS server. This message is NOT in TLV format. There is no response message to the Name Service Heartbeat. MSb LSb 0 31 +------------------------------------------------+ | Active Server IP-Address | 16 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | iSNS TCP Port | iSNS UDP Port | 4 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | Interval | 4 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | Counter | 4 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | RESERVED | Backup Servers | 4 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | Primary Backup Server IP Address(if any) | 16 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ |Backup TCP Port(if any)|Backup UDP Port(if any) | 4 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | 2nd Backup Server IP Address(if any) | 16 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ |Backup TCP Port(if any)|Backup UDP Port(if any) | 4 Bytes +------------------------------------------------+ | . . . | +------------------------------------------------+ | VENDOR SPECIFIC | +------------------------------------------------+ The heartbeat PDU Payload contains the following: Active Server IP Address: the IP Address of the active iSNS server in IPv6 format. When this field contains an IPv4 value, it is stored as an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address. That is, the most significant 10 bytes are set to 0x00, with the next two bytes set to 0xFFFF [RFC2373]. When this field contains an IPv6 value, the entire 16-byte field is used. Active TCP Port: the TCP Port of the server currently in use.
Active UDP Port: the UDP Port of the server currently in use,
otherwise 0.
Interval: the interval, in seconds, of the heartbeat.
Counter: a count that begins at 0 when this server becomes
active. The count increments by one for each
heartbeat sent since this server became active.
Backup Servers: the number of iSNS backup servers. The IP address,
TCP Port, and UDP Port of each iSNS backup server
follow this field. Note that if backup servers are
used, then the active iSNS server SHOULD be among
the list of backup servers.
The content of the remainder of this message after the list of backup
servers is vendor-specific. Vendors may use additional fields to
coordinate between multiple iSNS servers, and/or to identify vendor-
specific features.
5.6.5.15. Request FC_DOMAIN_ID (RqstDomId)
The RqstDomId message type is 0x0011. This message is used for iFCP
Transparent Mode to allocate non-overlapping FC_DOMAIN_ID values
between 1 and 239. The iSNS server becomes the address assignment
authority for the entire iFCP fabric. To obtain multiple
FC_DOMAIN_ID values, this request must be repeated to the iSNS server
multiple times. iSNS clients that acquire FC_DOMAIN_ID values from
an iSNS server MUST register for ESI monitoring from that iSNS
server.
The RqstDomId PDU Payload contains three TLV attributes in the
following order: the requesting Switch Name (WWN) as the Source
Attribute, the Virtual_Fabric_ID as the Message Key Attribute, and
Preferred ID as the operating attribute. The Virtual_Fabric_ID is a
string identifying the domain space for which the iSNS server SHALL
allocate non-overlapping integer FC_DOMAIN_ID values between 1 and
239. The Preferred_ID is the nominal FC_DOMAIN_ID value requested by
the iSNS client. If the Preferred_ID value is available and has not
already been allocated for the Virtual_Fabric_ID specified in the
message, the iSNS server SHALL return the requested Preferred_ID
value as the Assigned_ID to the requesting client.
The RqstDomId response contains a Status Code, and the TLV attribute
Assigned ID, which contains the integer value in the space requested.
If no further unallocated values are available from this space, the
iSNS server SHALL respond with the Status Code 18 "FC_DOMAIN_ID Not
Available".
Once a FC_DOMAIN_ID value has been allocated to an iSNS client by the iSNS server for a given Virtual_Fabric_ID, that FC_DOMAIN_ID value SHALL NOT be reused until it has been deallocated, or until ESI monitoring detects that the iSNS client no longer exists on the network and objects for that client are removed from the iSNS database. The iSNS server and client SHALL use TCP to transmit and receive RqstDomId, RqstDomIdRsp, RlseDomId, and RlseDomIdRsp messages.5.6.5.16. Release FC_DOMAIN_ID (RlseDomId)
The RlseDomId message type is 0x0012. This message may be used by iFCP Transparent Mode to release integer identifier values used to assign 3-byte Fibre Channel PORT_ID values. The RlseDomId message contains three TLV attributes in the following order: the requesting EID as the Source Attribute, the Virtual_Fabric_ID as the Message Key Attribute, and Assigned_ID as the operating attribute. Upon receiving the RlseDomId message, the iSNS server SHALL deallocate the FC_DOMAIN_ID value contained in the Assigned_ID attribute for the Virtual_Fabric_ID attribute specified. Upon deallocation, that FC_DOMAIN_ID value can then be requested by and assigned to a different iSNS client. The iSNS server and client SHALL use TCP to transmit and receive RqstDomId, RqstDomIdRsp, RlseDomId, and RlseDomIdRsp messages.5.6.5.17. Get FC_DOMAIN_IDs (GetDomId)
The GetDomId message type is 0x0013. This message is used to learn the currently-allocated FC_DOMAIN_ID values for a given Virtual_Fabric_ID. The GetDomId message PDU Payload contains a Source Attribute and Message Key Attribute. The Message Key Attribute for the GetDomId message is the Virtual_Fabric_ID. The response to this message returns all the FC_DOMAIN_ID values that have been allocated for the Virtual_Fabric_ID specified.
5.7. Response Messages
The iSNSP response message PDU Payloads contain a Status Code, followed by a list of attributes, and have the following format: MSb LSb 0 31 +----------------------------------------+ | 4-byte STATUS CODE | +----------------------------------------+ | Message Key Attribute[1] (if present) | +----------------------------------------+ | Message Key Attribute[2] (if present) | +----------------------------------------+ | . . . | +----------------------------------------+ | - Delimiter Attribute - (if present) | +----------------------------------------+ | Operating Attribute[1] (if present) | +----------------------------------------+ | Operating Attribute[2] (if present) | +----------------------------------------+ | Operating Attribute[3] (if present) | +----------------------------------------+ | . . . | +----------------------------------------+ The iSNSP Response messages SHALL be sent to the iSNS Client IP Address and the originating TCP/UDP Port that was used for the associated registration and query message.5.7.1. Status Code
The first field in an iSNSP response message PDU Payload is the Status Code for the operation that was performed. The Status Code encoding is defined in Section 5.4.5.7.2. Message Key Attributes in Response
Depending on the specific iSNSP request, the response message MAY contain Message Key Attributes. Message Key Attributes generally contain the interesting key attributes that are affected by the operation specified in the original iSNS registration or query message.
5.7.3. Delimiter Attribute in Response
The Delimiter Attribute separates the key and Operating Attributes in a response message, if they exist. The Delimiter Attribute has a tag value of 0 and a length value of 0. The Delimiter Attribute is effectively 8 bytes long: a 4-byte tag containing 0x00000000, and a 4 Byte length field containing 0x00000000.5.7.4. Operating Attributes in Response
The Operating Attributes in a response are the results related to the iSNS registration or query operation being performed. Some response messages will not have Operating Attributes.5.7.5. Registration and Query Response Message Types
The following sections describe each query and message type.5.7.5.1. Device Attribute Registration Response (DevAttrRegRsp)
The DevAttrRegRsp message type is 0x8001. The DevAttrRegRsp message contains the results for the DevAttrReg message with the same TRANSACTION ID. The Message Key in the DevAttrRegRsp message SHALL return the Message Key in the original registration message. If the iSNS server assigned the Entity Identifier for a Network Entity, then the Message Key Attribute field SHALL contain the assigned Entity Identifier. The Operating Attributes of the DevAttrRegRsp message SHALL contain the affected object's key and non-key attributes that have been explicitly modified or created by the original DevAttrReg message. Among the Operating Attributes, each modified or added non-key attribute SHALL be listed after its key attribute(s) in the DevAttrRegRsp message. Implicitly registered attributes MUST NOT be returned in the DevAttrRegRsp message. Implicitly registered attributes are those that are assigned a fixed default value or secondary index value by the iSNS server. Implicitly registered PG objects (i.e., PG objects that are not explicitly included in the registration or replace message) MUST NOT have their key or non-key attributes returned in the DevAttrRegRsp message. However, explicitly registered PG objects (i.e., those with PGT values that are explicitly included in the registration or replace message) SHALL have their PGT values returned in the DevAttrRegRsp message.
For example, three Portals are registered in the original DevAttrReg request message. Due to lack of resources, the iSNS server needs to modify the registered ESI Interval value of one of those Portals. To accomplish this, the iSNS server returns the key attributes identifying the Portal, followed by the non-key modified ESI Interval attribute value, as Operating Attributes of the corresponding DevAttrRegRsp message. If the iSNS server rejects a registration due to invalid attribute values or types, then the indicated status code SHALL be 3 (Invalid Registration). If this occurs, then the iSNS server MAY include the list of invalid attributes in the Operating Attributes of the DevAttrRsp message. Some attributes values (e.g., ESI Interval, Registration Period) in the original registration message MAY be modified by the iSNS server. This can occur only for a limited set of attribute types, as indicated in the table in Section 6.1. When this occurs, the registration SHALL be considered a success (with status code 0), and the changed value(s) indicated in the Operating Attributes of the DevAttrRsp message.5.7.5.2. Device Attribute Query Response (DevAttrQryRsp)
The DevAttrQryRsp message type is 0x8002. The DevAttrQryRsp message contains the results for the DevAttrQry message with the same TRANSACTION ID. The Message Key in the DevAttrQryRsp message SHALL return the Message Key in the original query message. If no Operating Attributes are included in the original query, then all Operating Attributes SHALL be returned in the response. For a successful query result, the DevAttrQryRsp Operating Attributes SHALL contain the results of the original DevAttrQry message.5.7.5.3. Device Get Next Response (DevGetNextRsp)
The DevGetNextRsp message type is 0x8003. The DevGetNextRsp message contains the results for the DevGetNext message with the same TRANSACTION ID. The Message Key Attribute field returns the object keys for the next object after the Message Key Attribute in the original DevGetNext message.
The Operating Attribute field returns the Operating Attributes of the next object as requested in the original DevGetNext message. The values of the Operating Attributes are those associated with the object identified by the Message Key Attribute field of the DevGetNextRsp message.5.7.5.4. Deregister Device Response (DevDeregRsp)
The DevDeregRsp message type is 0x8004. This message is the response to the DevDereg request message. This message response does not contain a Message Key, but MAY contain Operating Attributes. In the event of an error, this response message contains the appropriate status code as well as a list of objects from the original DevDereg message that were not successfully deregistered from the iSNS database. This list of objects is contained in the Operating Attributes of the DevDeregRsp message. Note that an attempted deregistration of a non-existent object does not constitute an error, and non-existent entries SHALL not be returned in the DevDeregRsp message.5.7.5.5. SCN Register Response (SCNRegRsp)
The SCNRegRsp message type is 0x8005. This message is the response to the SCNReg request message. The SCNRegRsp message does not contain any Message Key or Operating Attributes.5.7.5.6. SCN Deregister Response (SCNDeregRsp)
The SCNDeregRsp message type is 0x8006. This message is the response to the SCNDereg request message. The SCNDeregRsp message does not contain any Message Key or Operating Attributes.5.7.5.7. SCN Event Response (SCNEventRsp)
The SCNEventRsp message type is 0x8007. This message is the response to the SCNEvent request message. The SCNEventRsp message does not contain any Message Key or Operating Attributes.
5.7.5.8. SCN Response (SCNRsp)
The SCNRsp message type is 0x8008. This message is sent by an iSNS client, and provides confirmation that the SCN message was received and processed. The SCNRsp response contains the SCN Destination Attribute representing the Node identifier that received the SCN.5.7.5.9. DD Register Response (DDRegRsp)
The DDRegRsp message type is 0x8009. This message is the response to the DDReg request message. The Message Key in the DDRegRsp message SHALL return the Message Key in the original query message. If the original DDReg message did not have a Message Key, then the DDRegRsp message SHALL not have a Message Key. If the DDReg operation is successful, the DD ID of the DD created or updated SHALL be returned as an operating attribute of the message. If the DD Symbolic Name attribute or DD Features attribute was assigned or updated during the DDReg operation, then any new values SHALL be returned as an operating attribute of the DDRegRsp message. If the iSNS server rejects a DDReg due to invalid attribute values or types, then the indicated status code SHALL be 3 (Invalid Registration). If this occurs, then the iSNS server MAY include the list of invalid attributes in the Operating Attributes of the DDRegRsp message.5.7.5.10. DD Deregister Response (DDDeregRsp)
The DDDeregRsp message type is 0x800A. This message is the response to the DDDereg request message. The DDDeregRsp message does not contain any Message Key or Operating Attributes.
5.7.5.11. DDS Register Response (DDSRegRsp)
The DDSRegRsp message type is 0x800B. This message is the response to the DDSReg request message. The Message Key in the DDSRegRsp message SHALL contain the Message Key of the original DDSReg message. If the original DDSReg message did not have a Message Key, then the DDSRegRsp message SHALL NOT have a Message Key. If the DDSReg operation is successful, the DDS ID of the DDS created or updated SHALL be returned as an operating attribute of the message. If the DDS Symbolic Name attribute or DDS Status attribute was assigned or updated during the DDSRegRsp operation, then any new values SHALL be returned as an operating attribute of the DDSRegRsp message. If the iSNS server rejects a DDSReg due to invalid attribute values or types, then the indicated status code SHALL be 3 (Invalid Registration). If this occurs, then the iSNS server MAY include the list of invalid attributes in the Operating Attributes of the DDSRegRsp message.5.7.5.12. DDS Deregister Response (DDSDeregRsp)
The DDSDeregRsp message type is 0x800C. This message is the response to the DDSDereg request message. The DDSDeregRsp message does not contain any Message Key or Operating Attributes.5.7.5.13. Entity Status Inquiry Response (ESIRsp)
The ESIRsp message type is 0x800D. This message is sent by an iSNS client and provides confirmation that the ESI message was received and processed. The ESIRsp response message PDU Payload contains the attributes from the original ESI message. These attributes represent the Portal that is responding to the ESI. The ESIRsp Attributes are in the order they were provided in the original ESI message. Upon receiving the ESIRsp from the iSNS client, the iSNS server SHALL update the timestamp attribute for that Network Entity and Portal.
5.7.5.14. Request FC_DOMAIN_ID Response (RqstDomIdRsp)
The RqstDomIdRsp message type is 0x8011. This message provides the response for RqstDomId. The RqstDomId response contains a Status Code and the TLV attribute Assigned ID, which contains the integer value in the space requested. If no further unallocated values are available from this space, the iSNS server SHALL respond with the Status Code 19 "FC_DOMAIN_ID Not Available". Once a FC_DOMAIN_ID value is allocated by the iSNS server, it SHALL NOT be reused until it has been deallocated by the iSNS client to which the value was assigned, or until the ESI message detects that the iSNS client no longer exists on the network. The iSNS server and client SHALL use TCP to transmit and receive RqstDomId, RqstDomIdRsp, RlseDomId, and RlseDomIdRsp messages.5.7.5.15. Release FC_DOMAIN_ID Response (RlseDomIdRsp)
The RlseDomIdRsp message type is 0x8012. This message provides the response for RlseDomId. The response contains an Error indicating whether the request was successful. If the Assigned_ID value in the original RlseDomId message is not allocated, then the iSNS server SHALL respond with this message using the Status Code 20 "FC_DOMAIN_ID Not Allocated". The iSNS server and client SHALL use TCP to transmit and receive RqstDomId, RqstDomIdRsp, RlseDomId, and RlseDomIdRsp messages.5.7.5.16. Get FC_DOMAIN_IDs Response (GetDomIdRsp)
The GetDomIdRsp message type is 0x8013. This message is used to determine which FC_DOMAIN_ID values have been allocated for the Virtual_Fabric_ID specified in the original GetDomId request message. The GetDomId response message PDU Payload contains a Status Code indicating whether the request was successful, and a list of the Assigned IDs from the space requested. The Assigned_ID attributes are listed in TLV format.5.8. Vendor-Specific Messages
Vendor-specific iSNSP messages have a functional ID of between 0x0100 and 0x01FF, whereas vendor-specific responses have a functional ID of between 0x8100 and 0x81FF. The first Message Key Attribute in a
vendor-specific message SHALL be the company OUI (tag=256) identifying the original creator of the proprietary iSNSP message. The contents of the remainder of the message are vendor-specific.
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