RFC 3720

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RFC 3720 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies the Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) protocol for transporting SCSI commands over IP networks.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standard
Request for Comments
applicationDomain IP storage
storage area networks
area Transport Area
category Standards Track
defines iSCSI
surface form: "Internet Small Computer Systems Interface"

iSCSI PDUs
iSCSI command and data sequencing rules
iSCSI connection model
iSCSI error recovery levels
iSCSI key=value text negotiation
iSCSI login phase
iSCSI logout and connection termination procedures
iSCSI naming and addressing
iSCSI security considerations
iSCSI security negotiation
iSCSI session identifiers (ISID, TSID)
iSCSI session model
iSCSI target and initiator roles
iSCSI task management functions
definesProtocol iSCSI
enables block-level storage over IP
remote storage access over IP networks
language English
networkLayer Layer 3 (IP)
obsoletedBy RFC 7143
RFC 7144
overNetworkType IP networks
protocolType storage networking protocol
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: "IETF"

Internet Engineering Task Force
publisher RFC Editor
relatedStandard SCSI
TCP/IP
securityMechanism CHAP authentication (optional)
IPsec (recommended for security)
standardizes encapsulation of SCSI commands in TCP/IP
status Obsoleted
title iSCSI
surface form: "Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)"
transportLayer Layer 4 (TCP)
transports SCSI commands
useCase connecting servers to remote disk arrays over IP
storage consolidation over Ethernet
usesTransportLayer Transmission Control Protocol
surface form: "TCP"
workingGroup IETF IP Storage (ips) working group
surface form: "iSCSI Working Group"

Referenced by (2)

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iSCSI definedIn RFC 3720
RFC 7143 obsoletes RFC 3720

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