9.3. Chapter Summary
Discovery
Discovery refers to the detection of targets by initiators to establish storage sessions.
Discovery in direct-attached storage occurs by simple polling of the server's SCSI bus.
Discovery in storage networks requires mechanisms to identify potential targets that may be dispersed throughout the network.
The discovery process is closely bound to the concept of ownership of storage resources by specific initiators.
Discovery in Fibre Channel
Discovery in Fibre Channel loop may be accomplished by polling through the loop address space of 126 possible addresses.
Discovery in Fibre Channel fabrics requires a name service for targets within an address space spanning 15.5 million possible addresses.
The Fibre Channel SNS is ...
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