ExposePaths method of the MSISCSITARGET_ControllerConfigurationService class

Exposes a list of SCSI logical units, such as RAID volumes or tape drives through one or more CIM_SCSIProtocolController instances (SPCs).

This method overrides the method inherited from the CIM_ControllerConfigurationService class.

Syntax

uint32 ExposePaths(
  [out]     CIM_ConcreteJob REF            Job,
  [in]      string                         LUNames[],
  [in]      string                         InitiatorPortIDs[],
  [in]      string                         TargetPortIDs[],
  [in]      string                         DeviceNumbers[],
  [in]      uint16                         DeviceAccesses[],
  [in, out] CIM_SCSIProtocolController REF ProtocolControllers[]
);

Parameters

Job [out]

On return contains a reference to the job if one is created. NULL if no job is created or it has completed.

LUNames [in]

Specifies the IDs of existing logical unit instances to use. The members of this array must match the Name property of CIM_LogicalDevice instances that represent SCSI logical units. For more information on when this parameter may be NULL, see Remarks.

InitiatorPortIDs [in]

Specifies the IDs of initiator ports to use. If existing MSISCSITARGET_StorageHardwareID instances exist, they must be used. If no MSISCSITARGET_StorageHardwareID instance matches, then one is implicitly created. For more information on when this parameter may be NULL, see Remarks.

TargetPortIDs [in]

Specifies the IDs of target ports to use. For more information on when this parameter may be NULL, see Remarks.

DeviceNumbers [in]

Specifies logical unit numbers to assign to the corresponding logical unit in the LUNames parameter. If the LUNames parameter is NULL, then this parameter must be NULL. Otherwise, if this parameter is NULL, all logical unit numbers are assigned by the hardware or instrumentation. For more information on when this parameter may be NULL, see Remarks.

DeviceAccesses [in]

Specifies permissions to assign to the corresponding logical unit in the LUNames parameter. This specifies the permission to assign within the context of the elements specified in the other parameters. Setting this to No Access assigns the device number for the associated initiators, but does not grant read or write access. For more information on when this parameter may be NULL, see Remarks.

Note

A value is required in this array for each element in the LUNames parameter. If LUNames is NULL then this parameter should be NULL.

The possible values are.

Unknown (0)

Read Write (2)

Read-Only (3)

No Access (4)

DMTF Reserved

5 15999

Vendor Reserved

16000 = *value*

Return value

This method returns one of the following values.

Success (0)

Not Supported (1)

Unspecified Error (2)

Timeout (3)

Failed (4)

Invalid Parameter (5)

DMTF Reserved (6 4095)

Method Parameters Checked - Job Started (4096)

Invalid logical unit ID (4097)

Invalid initiator port ID (4098)

Invalid target port ID (4099)

Invalid permission (4100)

Target/initiator combination already exposed (4101)

Requested logical unit number in use (4102)

Maximum Map Count Exceeded (4103)

Method Reserved (4104 32767)

Vendor Specific (32768 65535)

Remarks

This method has two modes of operation, create and modify. If the ProtocolControllers parameter is NULL then the implementation will create at least one SPC that satisfies the request. Depending upon the implementation, more than one SPC may be created. For example, if the CIM_ProtocolControllerMaskingCapabilities.OneHardwareIDPerView property is True and the InitiatorPortIDs parameter contains more than one initiator port ID then the implementation will create one SPC per ID.

If the ProtocolControllers parameter contains an SPC, then the implementation attempts to add the new paths to the existing SPC. Depending upon the implementation capabilities, this may result in the creation of additional SPCs. The implementation may return an error if honoring this request would violate SCSI semantics.

For example:

• An SPC may not be exposed through a particular host/target port pair that is in use by another SPC. That is, an SPC together with its associated logical units and ports correspond to the logical unit inventory provided by SCSI REPORT LUNS and INQUIRY commands.
• Each logical device associated to an SPC must have a unique ProtocolControllerForUnit.DeviceNumber logical unit number.

When creating an SPC, some parameters are required depending on the value of specific CIM_ProtocolControllerMaskingCapabilities properties.

• If the SPCAllowsNoLUs property is false, the LUNames parameter must contain at least one element. If it is True, the LUNames parameter is optional.
• If the SPCAllowsNoTargets property is false and PortsPerView is not All Ports share the same View the TargetPortIDs parameter must specify a list of IDs. If it is True, the TargetPortIDs parameter is optional.
• If the SPCAllowsNoInitiators is false, the InitiatorPortIDs parameter must specify a list of IDs. If it is True, the InitiatorPortIDs parameter is optional.
• If the ClientSelectableDeviceNumbers property is false, the LUNames parameter must be NULL. If it isTrue then the client may provide a list of device numbers (LUNs) in this parameter.

The LUNames, DeviceNumbers, and DeviceAccesses parameter arrays are indexed in parallel. Each element in DeviceNumbers or DeviceAccesses specifies a property relative to the logical device instance named in the corresponding element of LUNames.

DeviceAccesses must have the same number of elements as LUNames. DeviceNumbers must have the same number of elements as LUNames or must be NULL. You can specify all of them or none. The implementation will assign IDs if they are not specified. If these conditions are not met, this method must return an Invalid Parameter return code or a CIM_Error.

The implementation must support three scenarios for modifying an SPC. Other vendor-specific scenarios are allowed.

• Add logical units to a view.
  • The LUNames and DeviceAccesses parameters are required and cannot be NULL.
  • The InitiatorIDs and TargetPortIDs parameters must be NULL.
  • The DeviceNumbers parameter may be NULL if the CIM_ProtocolControllerMaskingCapabilities.ClientSelectableDeviceNumbersproperty is false.
• Add initiator IDs to a view.
  • The InitiatorIDs parameter is required and cannot be NULL.
  • The LUNames, TargetPortIDs, DeviceNumbers, and DeviceAccesses parameters must be NULL.
• Add target port IDs to a view.
  • This scenario is only possible if the CIM_ProtocolControllerMaskingCapabilities.PortsPerView property has the value Multiple Ports Per View.
  • The LUNames, InitiatorPortIDs, DeviceNumbers, and DeviceAccesses parameters must be NULL.

Requirements

See also

MSISCSITARGET_ControllerConfigurationService

MSISCSITARGET_ProtocolControllerMaskingCapabilities

MSISCSITARGET_StorageHardwareID

MSISCSITARGET_ConcreteJob