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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] scsi: prefer UUID to VM name for the initiator
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] scsi: prefer UUID to VM name for the initiator name |
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Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:51:48 +0200 |
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Il 12/09/2013 10:38, Stefan Hajnoczi ha scritto:
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 06:40:04PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>> The UUID is unique even across multiple hosts, thus it is
>> better than a VM name even if it is less user-friendly.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>
>> ---
>> block/iscsi.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
>> include/sysemu/sysemu.h | 2 ++
>> stubs/Makefile.objs | 1 +
>> stubs/uuid.c | 12 ++++++++++++
>> 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>> create mode 100644 stubs/uuid.c
>
> Will changing the initiator name break existing setups/ACLs?
The username for authentication is separate from the initiator name.
It could break persistent reservations, but there is a workaround
(specify the initiator name manually through "-iscsi"). I'll make sure
to document this in the release changelog.
Does it look good?
Paolo