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iSCSI: The Universal Storage ConnectionTable of ContentsCopyrightCredits and DisclaimerPrefaceOrganizationChapter 1. The Background of SCSISCSI Bus InterconnectFibre Channel InterconnectiSCSI InterconnectFile Servers and NASChapter SummaryChapter 2. The Value and Position of iSCSITo the ReaderThe Home OfficeThe Small OfficeThe MidrangeThe High EndFC and iSCSIChapter SummaryChapter 3. The History of iSCSITo the ReaderSCSI over TCP/IPCisco and IBM's Joint EffortiSCSI and IETFThe End of the StoryChapter SummaryChapter 4. An Overview of iSCSITo the ReaderTCP/IPiSCSI-Related Protocol LayersSessionsProtocol Data Unit (PDU) StructureiSCSI and TOE Integration on a Chip or HBAChecksums and CRC (Digests)Naming and AddressingChapter SummaryChapter 5. Session EstablishmentTo the ReaderIntroduction to the Login ProcessLogin and Session EstablishmentLogin PDUsiSCSI SessionsLogin KeywordsDiscovery SessionChapter SummaryChapter 6. Text Commands and Keyword ProcessingTo the ReaderText Requests and ResponsesText Keywords and NegotiationChapter SummaryChapter 7. Session ManagementTo the ReaderInitiator Session IDConnection EstablishmentData Travel DirectionSequencingResending Data or StatusChapter SummaryChapter 8. Command and Data Ordering and FlowTo the ReaderCommand OrderingCommand WindowingInitiator Task TagData OrderingTarget Transfer TagData Placement (a Form of RDMA)Chapter SummaryChapter 9. Structure of iSCSI and Relationship to SCSITo the ReaderiSCSI Structure and SCSI RelationshipSCSI NexusChapter SummaryChapter 10. Task ManagementTo the ReaderTagged and Untagged TasksChapter SummaryChapter 11. Error HandlingTo the ReaderError Recovery LevelsError Recovery Level 0Error Recovery Level 1Error Recovery Level 2Chapter SummaryChapter 12. Companion ProcessesTo the ReaderBoot ProcessDiscovery ProcessSecurity ProcessTo the ReaderMIB and SNMPChapter SummaryChapter 13. Synchronization and SteeringTo the ReaderMain Memory PlacementFixed-Interval MarkersTCP Upper-Level-Protocol Framing (TUF)The TUF SchemeTUF/FIMChapter SummaryChapter 14. iSCSI Summary and ConclusionsTo the ReaderSummaryConclusionsThe FutureSummary of ConclusionsAppendix A. iSCSI Function PDUsSerial Number ArithmeticAsynchronous Message PDULogin Request PDULogin Response PDULogout Request PDULogout Response PDUNOP-In PDUNOP-Out PDUReady To Transfer (R2T) PDUReject PDUSCSI (Command) Request PDUSCSI (Command) Response PDUSCSI Data-In PDUSCSI Data-Out PDUSNACK Request PDUTask Management Function Request PDUTask Management Function Response PDUText Request PDUText Response PDUAppendix B. Keys and ValuesAppendix C. SCSI Architecture ModelSCSI-iSCSI MappingsConsequences of the ModelAppendix D. Numbers, Characters, and Bit EncodingsText FormatAppendix E. DefinitionsAppendix F. AcronymsAppendix G. References and Web PointersBasic References for iSCSIReferences for SCSI-Related ItemsReferences for iSCSI Security and IPsec/IKEReferences That Indirectly Affect iSCSI