I want to deploy SQL Server databases and Exchange Server databases onto
an Openfiler box.

However, neither SQL Server nor Exchage will allow their data store to
be on a network drive, the drive MUST appear local.

As far as I understood that was the main distinction between NAS and
SAN, NAS appear remote, SAN's appear local.

Jason

----- Original message -----
From: "Rafiu Fakunle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jason Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 13:20:49 +0100
Subject: Re: [OF-users] Openfiler as a SAN

Hi Jason,

Perhaps you can elaborate on what it is you're trying to achieve with 
Openfiler.

OF certainly lives up to the description of a SAN / NAS appliance in 
that it supports both block (iSCSI) and file  (CIFS, NFS etc) based 
storage export protocols. You can also deploy Openfiler as a SAN 
gateway.....

:)

Cheerio,

Rafiu.

Jason Ward wrote:
> The roadmap says "A very unique feature of Openfiler is that it bridges
> the SAN and NAS paradigms on a network" and other places it is at leat
> implied that OpenFile can be used as a SAN.  In other places 
>
> Can you tell me how?  I can't find any detail in the FAQ etc, there
> doesnt seem to be any
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site%3Awww.openfiler.com+san
>
> Jason
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