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An engineer is expanding an existing iSCSI environment and must choose an addressing scheme. When checking one of the devices, the engineer discovers this target device naming used: {prefix}.2019-01.c
The correct answer is C. iSCSI Qualified Name. The target device naming convention shown, with a prefix, date, domain, and unique identifier, indicates the use of an iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).
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An engineer is expanding an existing iSCSI environment and must choose an addressing scheme. When checking one of the devices, the engineer discovers this target device naming used:
{prefix}.2019-01.com.acme123:00.ffd0cb21.bcb392817521 Which addressing scheme was used in the environment?
Options
- ANetwork Address Authority
- BExtended Unique Identifier
- CiSCSI Qualified Name
- DFibre Channel ID
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A2% (1)
- B6% (3)
- C89% (47)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
The target device naming convention shown, with a prefix, date, domain, and unique identifier, indicates the use of an iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).
Network Address Authority (NAA) is a naming format used in Fibre Channel or for SAS devices, typically starting with `naa.6` followed by a unique identifier, which differs from the example given.
Extended Unique Identifier (EUI) is a general format for globally unique hardware identifiers, like an extended MAC address (e.g., EUI-64), but it is not the specific naming convention for iSCSI targets.
The provided target device naming format, such as `{{prefix}}.2019-01.com.acme123:00.ffd0cb21.bcb392817521`, is a canonical representation of an iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN). IQNs are standard identifiers used in iSCSI to uniquely identify both initiators and targets globally, making them essential for proper addressing in an iSCSI environment.
Fibre Channel ID (FCID) is a 24-bit address dynamically assigned to N_Ports in a Fibre Channel fabric for routing within the fabric and is not a globally unique naming convention for storage targets.
Concept tested: iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) format
Source: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3720
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