I have 2 ESXi 4.1 hosts. Customer is too cheap to buy even the Essentials license... Storage is a Dell MD3000i. I setup the first host with 4 VM's, all is fine. I want the second ESXi node to access ...

Quick question about vSphere 4.1 ESXi, dVS, and iSCSI. I've got two 10 gig NICs per host that I use for iSCSI. I'm using a single dVS for iSCSI. It's currently setup with both p-nics using a single ...

All iSCSI access was at Layer-2, ignoring the “i” in iSCSI. This was a legacy decision driven by our storage teams who were convinced that any Layer-3 routing of iSCSI would severely impact ...

Enterprise network-attached storage vendor Agámi Systems, which specializes in live file system replication, has unveiled a new version of its NAS-based Information Server appliance that includes ...

How iSCSI packets are encapsulated and how to protect iSCSI data traffic Your email has been sent Scott Lowe answers some basic questions about iSCSI from TechRepublic readers. An astute TechRepublic ...

As iSCSI continues to find its niche in storage environments, users have a raft of choices when it comes to methods of deploying iSCSI storage area networks (San), from prepackaged offerings by legacy ...

When is it okay to allow multiple hosts to connect to a single iSCSI array? Your email has been sent Scott Lowe answers a TR member's question about the wisdom of connecting multiple hosts to a single ...

The storage industry constantly faces the challenge of trying to manage ever increasing amounts of information efficiently and inexpensively. As a result, iSCSI-based IP storage-area networks (SANs) ...

Anyone who has considered crossing the bridge from DAS to a SAN has faced a fundamental choice between two technologies: the established, but pricey FC (Fibre Channel) and the more affordable but ...