A character string that is a human-readable name or description of the iSCSI node. If configured, this alias may be communicated to the initiator or target node at the remote end of the connection during a Login Request or Response message. This string is not used as an identifier, but can be displayed by the system's user interface in a list of initiators and/or targets to which it is connected. If no alias is configured, this object is a zero-length string.