Both targets and require names for identification. In addition, names enable iSCSI storage resources to be managed regardless of location
or address.
iSCSI names must have a global scope, be independent of address or location, and be persistent and globally unique. Names
must be extensible and scalable with the use of naming authorities. Changing this name might cause conflicts within the system.
iSCSI names have the following properties:
Globally unique – No two initiators or targets can have the same name.
Permanent – An iSCSI initiator node or target node can have the same name for its lifetime.
No location or address implication – An iSCSI initiator or an iSCSI target can move or have multiple addresses. A change of address does not imply a change
of name.
No central name broker – The naming authority is distributed.
Integration with existing naming authorities – iSCSI names support integration with existing unique naming schemes. iSCSI does not create any new naming authorities.