Definitions of Managed Objects for Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
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Network Working Group                                           M. Bakke
Request for Comments: 4544                                 Cisco Systems
Category: Standards Track                                     M. Krueger
                                                         Hewlett-Packard
                                                            T. McSweeney
                                                                     IBM
                                                               J. Muchow
                                                            Qlogic Corp.
                                                                May 2006

                    Definitions of Managed Objects
          for Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)

Status of This Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).

Abstract

   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets.
   In particular, it defines objects for managing a client using the
   Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol (SCSI over
   TCP).

Bakke, et al.               Standards Track                     [Page 1]
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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................3
   2. Specification of Requirements ...................................3
   3. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................3
   4. Relationship to Other MIB Modules ...............................3
   5. Relationship to SNMP Contexts ...................................4
   6. Discussion ......................................................4
      6.1. iSCSI MIB Object Model .....................................5
      6.2. iSCSI MIB Table Structure ..................................6
      6.3. iscsiInstance ..............................................7
      6.4. iscsiPortal ................................................7
      6.5. iscsiTargetPortal ..........................................9
      6.6. iscsiInitiatorPortal .......................................9
      6.7. iscsiNode .................................................10
      6.8. iscsiTarget ...............................................10
      6.9. iscsiTgtAuthorization .....................................11
      6.10. iscsiInitiator ...........................................11
      6.11. iscsiIntrAuthorization ...................................11
      6.12. iscsiSession .............................................11
      6.13. iscsiConnection ..........................................12
      6.14. IP Addresses and TCP Port Numbers ........................12
      6.15. Descriptors: Using OIDs in Place of Enumerated Types .....13
      6.16. Notifications ............................................13
   7. MIB Definitions ................................................14
   8. Security Considerations ........................................79
   9. IANA Considerations ............................................80
   10. Normative References ..........................................80
   11. Informative References ........................................81
   12. Acknowledgements ..............................................81

Bakke, et al.               Standards Track                     [Page 2]
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1.  Introduction

   This document defines a MIB module for iSCSI [RFC3720], used to
   manage devices that implement the iSCSI protocol.

2.  Specification of Requirements

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

3.  The Internet-Standard Management Framework

   For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current
   Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of
   RFC 3410 [RFC3410].

   Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed
   the Management Information Base or MIB.  MIB objects are generally
   accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
   Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the
   Structure of Management Information (SMI).  This memo specifies a MIB
   module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58,
   RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580