There’s no such thing as a dedicated iSCSI switch because iSCSI storage traffic runs on Ethernet networks. That doesn’t mean, however, that we can’t have a discussion about iSCSI switches as there are ...

I'm looking for a pair of 24 port switches to dedicate to iSCSI between four VMware hosts and our SAN. On the low end I was considering the HP E2510-24G @ around $900 each and on the high end (don't ...

I’ve written a few times about the many unexpected complexities involved in getting an IP storage network to work optimally. Whether you’re using NFS or iSCSI, it’s not surprising that the switches ...

Are there any particular features to look for if I wanted a switch now for relatively light iSCSI duties with a view to a couple more from the same manufacturer in a year or so's time when the duties ...

What you will learn from this tip: Careful configuration of an iSCSI SAN will usually preclude most problems. But if network performance is still slow, there are several adapter and switch settings ...

Client by client, iSCSI is claiming ground against fibre channel in the external storage wars. For Queensborough Community College in Bayside, NY, that day of reckoning came a week or so before ...

ISCSI technology is entering the mainstream as growing numbers of companies consider the storage alternative for its lower costs and management simplicity, according to analysts. The technology lets ...

A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard. The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) ...

With iSCSI making major inroads into the enterprise environment, more CIOs and storage administrators are considering this lower-cost technology to help facilitate a move to a centralized storage ...

Hossein Shahrokhi is adding 20 servers to his Fibre Channel storage-area network (SAN) at the University of Houston-Downtown. But Shahrokhi, executive director of IT, isn’t laying new fiber-optic ...

iSCSI is easy, but it's also easy to do wrong. Here's how to avoid the common pitfalls and ensure your iSCSI SAN hums right along Since its arrival six years ago, iSCSI has taken the storage world by ...