Subject: Re: iSCSI:Time2Retain

From: "Julian Satran" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:25:48 +0200

John,

The intent of the parametrs is the same and we will fix the wording to say
it.

Thanks,
Julo

                    John                                                                             
                    Hufferd@IBMUS        To:     Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL@IBMDE                 
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                    30-12-01 05:54       From:   John Hufferd/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS                     
                                         Subject:     iSCSI:Time2Retain                              

Julian,
I am wondering if we have a minor discrepancy between the Asynchronous
Message PDU and the Logout Response PDU.

The Asynchronous Message Parameter3 is the "Time2Retain" variable, and it
is the maximum time to reconnect after the initial wait (Parameter2) which
is the "Time2Wait".

The Logout Response PDU has both the "Time2Wait" and the "Time2Retain" but
the "Time2Retain" is defined as the "maximum time that the target waits for
a connection reinstatement Login after which the connection state is
discarded", and that definition makes no reference to the "Time2Wait".

Since Both "Time2Wait" and "Time2Retain" are specified in both PDUs, the
question is: did we intend in the Logout Response PDU to have no relation
between the two values, and did we intend the two Commands to have
different interpretations of the "Time2Retain" variable?

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John L. Hufferd
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