Hi Werner, For ESXi, HBA is a must have (vmware is closed source...) and Tracy has pointed you to the right URL (ESX FAQ).
The best way IMHO for your testing is to use a Coraid Etherdrive and HBAs, please contact a Coraid partner for a PoC or Try & Buy. As this list is dedicated to the aoetools and driver community I suggest we continue this discussion in private. Regards, Yacine. On Tue, 2010-10-12 at 17:43 +0200, Werner Stucky wrote: > Hi Guys > > I need to make a decision for going with a technology for a SAN for > our VMWare ESXi environment. > > I would very much like to go with AoE but I need to know that the > standard is open and that there is no vendor lock-in. > > Does the CORAID HBA which has drivers for ESXi allow me to connect to > a linux server running vblade? > I would like to do initial testing with a linux box before making a > decision. I can easily start a iSCSI target and test but AoE seems a > bit complicated in that I need a HBA, and then I still have not > confirmation if this HBA will work. > > Regards > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports > standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. > Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great > experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb > _______________________________________________ Aoetools-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/aoetools-discuss -- Yacine Kheddache Tel: +33 (0)6 60 66 81 53 http://www.alyseo.com/ - http://www.coraid.fr/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Aoetools-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/aoetools-discuss
