Connecting an initiator and a target based on the target including an identity key value pair and a target characteristic key value pair

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, by a target, a request from an initiator, wherein the request includes an identity key value pair that specifies at least one target identity, wherein the request includes a target characteristic key value pair that specifies a target characteristic;
• sending, by the target, a response to the initiator, wherein the response indicates that key value pairs of the target match the key value pairs of the received request, wherein the response includes path information of the target;
• and
• connecting, by the target, to the initiator using the path information.

A computer program product for establishing a connection between an initiator and a target, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable and/or executable by an initiator to cause the initiator to:

• establish, by the initiator, a discovery session type;
• send, by the initiator, a request for identifying a target, wherein the request includes an identity key value pair that specifies at least one target identity, wherein the request includes a target characteristic key value pair that specifies a target characteristic;
• receive, by the initiator, a response from a target matching the key value pairs, the response including path information of the target;
• and
• connect, by the initiator, to the target using the path information in response to receiving the response.