What Is iSCSI? Definition, Performance & Limitations
Oct 12, 2023 · The iSCSI protocol uses iSCSI initiators and iSCSI targets. The PDU depicted in Figure 1 communicates between the initiator and the target. The information in the PDU helps establish a session, transport iSCSI commands, move data, …
Storage Basics: Securing iSCSI using IPSec
Jan 27, 2004 · Since iSCSI uses the IP protocol, it therefore relies on IP security protocols. Unfortunately, basic IP transmissions lack security, allowing anyone with the know how and inclination to intercept or modify IP communications. One of the more popular methods used for securing IP communications is the IP Security Protocol (IPSec).
Storage Basics: iSCSI - Enterprise Storage Forum
May 29, 2002 · While iSCSI, FCIP, and iFCP all appear to be similar technologies, their ideal implementation scenarios are very different. None of these connectivity protocols offer any inherent security, and will all require a security protocol such as IPSec to protect the data they are transmitting. Naturally the use of iSCSI provokes some questions and ...
Manage iSCSI Sprawl With iSNS Servers - Enterprise Storage Forum
Mar 5, 2009 · An iSNS server sits between iSCSI initiators and targets, brokering protocol-level communication much like a Web proxy server. The actual iSCSI traffic does not flow through the iSNS server, but the management functions such as discovery and the configuration of targets can be centrally managed.
Storage Basics: Securing iSCSI Using IPSec, Part 2
May 18, 2004 · In a previous Storage Basics article, we looked at securing IP communications using the IPSec protocol.. With many storage implementations moving toward IP-based solutions such as iSCSI, the importance of securing IP transmissions becomes critical, especially considering that many of the programs we use send clear text across the network.
iSCSI, FCIP, iFCP … and iFUD? - Enterprise Storage Forum
May 11, 2004 · The technical substantiation to this argument is that Fibre Channel, like early LANs, is a layer two (link layer) protocol, vulnerable to broadcast storms and other upheavals. The premise is that just as IP routing displaced bridged LANs, storage networks will soon jettison traditional Fibre Channel (FC) in favor of iSCSI and IP.
What Is Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) | Enterprise Storage Forum
Nov 16, 2023 · Simplified SANs—Use of the protocol can simplify the management of a large, distributed network of SANs and reduce cost by leveraging existing IP networks. FCIP also can be used to combine the capabilities of Fibre Channel and …
Storage Basics: Understanding SANs - Enterprise Storage Forum
Sep 20, 2007 · iSCSI can transport SCSI over your existing network, but a network dedicated to iSCSI is called an IP-SAN. An FC-SAN, or Fibre Channel SAN, is a SAN comprised of, as the names implies, the Fibre Channel protocol.
iSCSI’s Effect on the Eternal NAS vs. SAN Debate
May 4, 2003 · Like Fibre Channel, iSCSI is a block storage protocol. Whereas Fibre Channel encapsulates SCSI commands, status, and data in Fibre Channel framing, iSCSI performs the same encapsulation in TCP/IP. In a pristine iSCSI environment, both hosts and storage targets have Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and the IP network serves as the SAN ...
Microsoft Embraces iSCSI - Enterprise Storage Forum
Mar 12, 2003 · “iSCSI allows economical operation of both LAN and SAN on the same type of network, using commodity-priced, fully interoperational components and software, and requiring only well-known network management skills,” Tanner said. iSCSI also has global distance spanning capability and, as a native protocol, is bootable, he said. “iSCSI is a ...