Most Operating Systems (OS) will allow users to rename iSCSI Qualified Name's (IQN). NetApp requires that IQNs match the IEEE standard in order to connect to the storage system. Host IQNs can be renam...Most Operating Systems (OS) will allow users to rename iSCSI Qualified Name's (IQN). NetApp requires that IQNs match the IEEE standard in order to connect to the storage system. Host IQNs can be renamed; however, in order to operate with NetApp controllers they must follow this standard. NetApp also supports the EUI-64 type IQN which takes the format - EUI.64bit_address IQNs that do not conform to one of these standards will not work with NetApp. For example, dashes are allowed in IQN names.
