<section anchor='ssc:volident' title='Volume Identification'>
<t>
- The SCSI layout uses the Device Identification VPD page (page code
+ The pNFS SCSI layout uses the Device Identification VPD page (page code
0x83) from <xref target="SPC4" /> to identify the devices used by
- a layout. Section 6.1.4 of <xref target="NVME-STLR" /> explains
- how an an implementation SHOULD construct a valid Device
- Identification VPD page based on the NVMe Identify data.
- Only NVMe devices that support either the EUI64 or NGUID value in the
- Identify Namespace data SHOULD be used as storage devices for the
- pNFS SCSI layout, as the methods based on the Serial Number for
- legacy devices might not be suitable for unique addressing needs.
+ a layout. Section 6.1.4 of <xref target="NVME-STLR" /> lists ways
+ to build SCSI Device Identification descriptors from NVMe Identify
+ data.
+
+ To be used as storage devices for the pNFS SCSI layout, NVMe devices
+ MUST support either the EUI64 or NGUID value in the
+ Identify Namespace data, as the methods based on the Serial Number for
+ legacy devices might not be suitable for unique addressing needs and
+ thus MUST NOT be used. If possible NVMe devices uses as storage
+ devices for the pNFS SCSI layout SHOULD support the NGUID value as
+ it is the larger identifier.
</t>
</section>