INCITS 388.2, Information Technology – Storage Management Technical Specification – Part 2: Common Profiles defines profiles that are supported by profiles defined in the other parts of this standard. The first few clauses provide background material that helps explain the purpose and profiles and recipes (a subset of a profile). Common port profiles are grouped together since they serve as transport-specific variations of a common model. The port profiles are followed by other common profiles The last clause presents recipes that span multiple profiles.