Dell's View on iSCSI

Tue. Apr. 17, 2007

There is a buzz in the storage industry about iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface), which is the protocol that transports SCSI commands and data over an Ethernet/IP network. As a result, we’ve had some requests for practical guidance on planning or deploying an IP SAN using our Dell/EMC CX3 UltraScale storage systems.

In response, we recently posted this paper that discusses the factors that must be considered with regard to host and network configuration, as well as the choices that can be made with storage system replication and performance.

In this video, Travis Vigil, who leads our iSCSI product strategy, debunks some of the myths we’ve heard in the industry about iSCSI.

<a href="http://media.dellone2one.com/dell/April2007/iSCSI Myths.flv"><img src="http://direct2dell.com/photos/my_photos/images/12196/300x225.aspx" border = "0" width="300" height="225"></a><br /><a href = "http://media.dellone2one.com/dell/April2007/iSCSI Myths.flv">View Video</a><br />Format: flv<br />Duration: 04:16

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For those of you interested in even more background, I also interviewed Travis in this podcast where he sheds more light on iSCSI and its advantages.

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Only published comments... Tuesday, April 17, 2007 01:55 AM
by Joe Pollock—Storage Product Group
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Allen Cole said:
There is not much information in that paper. It is mostly sales points. My time was wasted trying to read it.
April 18, 2007 1:11 PM
steve said:
Thank you for the OGG format choice, but the link is dead.
April 18, 2007 5:39 PM
Mauro said:
Like steve said, the OGG format video isn't there.
April 21, 2007 3:04 AM
Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger said:
steve & Mauro: Thanks for the heads up. Still working through a glitch. Will let you know when it's fixed.
April 24, 2007 9:25 AM
Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger said:
Oops... never came back to update... my apologies. The ogg link is fixed.
April 24, 2007 9:25 AM
Craig said:

Good information.  I would like to see another video like this that tells the differences between iSCSI for a SAN and a NAS.  I realize that data storage can be greater on a SAN, but for small to medium businesses a NAS with 1TB of storage is more than enough.

Thoughts?

-Craig

May 1, 2007 10:25 AM
Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger said:

Craig: Glad to see you found this useful, and thanks for the recommendation. I'll share it with the storage team.

May 1, 2007 10:25 AM
Brian said:
Do you have a one solution NAS, SAN in a box?
June 7, 2007 12:50 PM
Direct2Dell said:
In last week's post and video , Glenn made it clear that simplifying IT was the core of our focus in
September 10, 2007 11:14 AM
Russell Stern said:
Travis, This is great! Your messages are right on. iSCSI is easy, cost effective, and fast. Russell Stern CEO, Solarflare Communcations
April 14, 2008 10:49 PM

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