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Inside the Equallogic PS Series iscsi Storage Arrays: Storage management is at the center of an increasingly complex IT problem. Applications continually demand more from their storage systems - as performance, capacity, availability, backup, and disaster recovery needs intensify, so do expectations of the servers and storage that support them. As a result, IT professionals need a storage...; Tags: iSCSI, EqualLogic, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2008-02-01
Waiting for Leopard's iscsi support: Scanning though Apple's server discussion boards recently, I noticed a thread on iSCSI. This technology was a hot topic last year at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco and we can expect more of the same next month. iSCSI is a standard that uses the familiar SCSI...; Tags: iSCSI, Apple Inc., Technology, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Networking, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Enabling IT Consolidation with iscsi SANs and Wide-area Data Services: To set up and manage a consolidated IT infrastructure that shares server and storage resources among distributed branch offices, many companies are turning to a combination of intelligent, enterprise-class iSCSI SANs and Wide-area Data Services. Now available: Download as a Podcast! ...; Tags: iSCSI, Information Technology, EqualLogic, IT Consolidation, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Data Centers, Podcasts, Network Technology, WANs, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Networking, Management; Webcasts 2007-11-13
Enabling IT Consolidation with iscsi SANs and Wide-area Data Services (Podcast): To set up and manage a consolidated IT infrastructure that shares server and storage resources among distributed branch offices, many companies are turning to a combination of intelligent, enterprise-class iSCSI SANs and Wide-area Data Services. During this TechRepublic Webcast available as a downloadable Podcast, you'll learn...; Tags: iSCSI, Information Technology, EqualLogic, IT Consolidation, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Data Centers, Podcasts, Network Technology, WANs, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Networking, Management; Download resources 2007-11-13
Build Your Own Oracle RAC Cluster on Oracle Enterprise Linux and iscsi: One of the most efficient ways to become familiar with Oracle Real Application Clusters RAC 11g technology is to have access to an actual Oracle RAC 11g cluster. There's no better way to understand its benefits - including fault tolerance, security, load balancing, and scalability - than to experience them...; Tags: Linux, iSCSI, Oracle Corp., Oracle Real Application Cluster, Blade Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management; White papers 2007-11-01

Building 24x7 iscsi SANs: Many believe that building an iSCSI SAN means sacrificing performance and availability. But SAN reliability, whether it is iSCSI or Fibre Channel, depends on the overall system design and manufacturing quality - not the networking technology. In fact, not only are there no risk-related sacrifices required with iSCSI SANs,...; Tags: iSCSI, High Availability, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; Webcasts 2007-10-16
Disaster Recovery Simplified: iscsi and WAN Go the Distance: This on-demand Webcast explores how you can overcome a variety of disaster recovery challenges. Topics include: Planning effectively for catastrophic failures Eliminating application downtime and business disruption Restoring quickly and successfully from a disaster How to minimize your DR costs; Tags: iSCSI, EqualLogic, WAN, Disaster Recovery, Data Management; Webcasts 2007-08-21
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 With the HP Enterprise Virtual Array and ProLiant Storage Server iscsi Feature Pack Gateway Edition: This paper highlights the configuration of storage for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 on an HP ProLiant Storage Server running Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 and the HP ProLiant Storage Server iSCSI Feature Pack. The iSCSI Feature Pack enables placement of Exchange files typically database files and transaction log files as...; Tags: iSCSI, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, HP Compaq ProLiant, Storage Server, iSCSI Feature Pack, E-mail Servers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware; White papers 2007-08-01
Best Practices for HP Servers and HP Enterprise Virtual Array 8000 in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and iscsi Environment: For most businesses, a messaging system is one of the mission-critical tools for effective and fast communication. Because of higher and heavier demands, and increasingly critical data on these systems, performance, security, and cost are clearly the three top priorities requested by customers. Microsoft's recently announced Exchange Server 2007 has...; Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, iSCSI, HP Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, HP StorageWorks Customer Focused Testing Team, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware; White papers 2007-08-01
How do I... Install, configure, and use Microsoft's iscsi initiator?: No longer is shared storage a niche enjoyed by only large, wealthy corporations. Internet SCSI is leveling the playing field by making shared storage available at a reasonable cost to anyone. By leveraging the ubiquitous Ethernet networks prevalent in most organizations, IT staff training costs for iSCSI are very low...; Tags: iSCSI, Microsoft Corp., Internet SCSI, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Networking; Download resources 2007-07-30
iscsi Simplifies Storage Area Networks: Medium-size and enterprise-level business continue to experience expanding network storage capacity needs. This need for more capacity stems from a variety of causes. E-mail traffic volume, number of attachments and attachment sizes continue to increase. Collaborative work environments, databases, and multimedia usage further increase traffic and storage requirements. A new...; Tags: iSCSI, Network, SAN, Network Storage, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware; White papers 2007-06-01
Managing Email: Good Practice Guidance: Growth challenges in Microsoft Exchange environments can be solved with the deployment of iSCSI storage. Microsoft favors block storage such as iSCSI for Exchange deployments. Attaching iSCSI storage to a network provides the server with headroom for adding Exchange users, since the storage can grow without being restrained by the...; Tags: iSCSI, E-mail, Exchange, University Of Stirling, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2007-04-23
IBM System Storage N Series: An iscsi Performance Overview: The iSCSI protocol has enabled information technology organizations to lower the cost of their Storage Area Network SAN deployments. Cost is of little concern if the solution does not perform to expectations. This paper examines some of the issues and options that are available with the IBM N series storage...; Tags: iSCSI, IBM Corp., iSCSI Protocol, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2007-04-12
HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System - iscsi Advanced Topics: This white paper gives an overview of basic iSCSI concepts and dives into some more advanced iSCSI topics. It is not meant to provide exhaustive information regarding all the capabilities and options available for iSCSI technology. In many cases, detailed documentation already exists from Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft about iSCSI and...; Tags: iSCSI, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Storage System, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2007-04-01
iscsi: Superior Storage for Virtualization: IT management is increasingly focused on better utilization of infrastructure, containment of "Server sprawl," and improving responsiveness to business needs. Virtualization and iSCSI are two technological advances that, in themselves, can help create a more cost-effective and flexible IT environment - but together, they're even better. Dell is well positioned...; Tags: iSCSI, Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Virtualization, Network Technology, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Networking; White papers 2007-04-01
GlobalSAN iscsi initiator (0b1150): GlobalSAN iSCSI initiator is a network protocol standard that enables the transport of block-level I/O over TCP/IP. When deployed over a Gigabit or 10-Gigabit Ethernet network, an iSCSI-based storage area network SAN can rival the performance of a Fibre Channel SAN, and can cost far less to implement. In an...; Tags: iSCSI, SAN, GlobalSAN iSCSI Initiator, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; Software downloads 2007-03-19
Virtualized iscsi Data Center: Virtualization is a powerful tool for improving data center flexibility, reliability, and utilization, while reducing cost of management. By separating logical processing and storage resources from the physical hardware on which they run, virtualization can greatly improve the utility of these assets. Typically, server and storage virtualization are distinct products...; Tags: Storage Virtualization, iSCSI, Sanbolic Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2007-03-15
Build Your Own Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 Cluster on Linux and iscsi: Oracle RAC, introduced with Oracle9i, is the successor to Oracle Parallel Server OPS. RAC allows multiple instances to access the same database storage simultaneously. RAC provides fault tolerance, load balancing, and performance benefits by allowing the system to scale out, and at the same time since all nodes access the...; Tags: Linux, iSCSI, Oracle Corp., Oracle Real Application Cluster, Blade Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management; White papers 2007-03-01
Using the IBM System i to IBM System x iscsi Connection With Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.11: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers who choose to deploy the web application server components on the IBM System x or IBM BladeCenter servers can connect those servers directly to the IBM System i application logic and database server by installing the iSCSI Host Bus Adapters HBAs and industry-standard 1 Gbps Ethernet...; Tags: iSCSI, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., IBM Corp., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Servers, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2007-03-01
IBM DB2 9 on AIX 5L With NFS, iscsi, and FCP Using IBM System Storage N Series: Ethernet bandwidth is eclipsing Fibre Channel and the cost of Ethernet is becoming more affordable than Fibre Channel. One question that has arisen is how NFS and iSCSI perform in comparison to FCP. This paper provides a performance comparison and tuning recommendations for three different transport protocols, FCP, iSCSI, and...; Tags: iSCSI, Network File System, IBM AIX, IBM AIX 5L, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Ethernet Bandwidth, Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Operating Systems, Databases, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management; White papers 2007-01-01