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McDATA UltraNet Edge 3000 User Guide
Dynamic Target LUN Discovery and LUN Mapping
The server UltraNet Edge 3000 may also be statically configured for a 
specific UltraNet Edge 3000 target LUN to be bound to a designated 
remote target WWN. 
Dynamic Target LUN Discovery and LUN Mapping
The following sections provide an overview of target and LUN 
discovery and both dynamic and static mapping.
Overview
When an Edge Fibre Channel interface is configured for FCP, it may 
be configured as an Edge target, an Edge initiator or both. The Edge 
initiator actively connects to device targets. The Edge target passively 
connects to host initiators. 
The Edge target and Edge initiator maintain arrays of I_T_L 
connections based upon SCSI IDs. In implementing FCP, the port ID 
or alpa is used in place of the SCSI ID to maintain the SCSI ULP 
functionality.
To host initiators, the Edge target appears as a single target with 
multiple LUNs. When LUN 0 is configured in Emulate mode, it will 
appear as a device type controller.  When LUN 0 is configured in 
Passthru mode, it will represent an actual remote device.  In either 
case, the Report LUNs command will be handled locally in the Edge 
attached to the host and the response will indicate all available host 
LUNs.
The Report LUNs command is handled by the Edge target and 
reflects the number of configured LUNs (SCSItoSCSIdataPath). The 
response to a Report LUNs command merely indicates the number of 
LUNs available. This information is forwarded to the host regardless 
of the number or the state of remote targets.
The number of LUNs configured will be 8 (not counting LUN 0) by 
default with a max of 32.
Current FCP Edge target to FCP Edge initiator is strictly 
point-to-point.
Target Discovery
The Edge initiator will dynamically discover available targets and 
actively login/logout of those targets as conditions warrant. The 
WWN and associated port IDs of each currently logged in target, is 
forwarded to the associated Edge target on a regular timed interval.