Hi Jason,
You can create an iSCSI target on the Openfiler box and export to
Linux/Solaris/Windows clients. The iSCSI volumes, for all intents and
purposes, will appear local to the clients. You can even perform volume
management at the client side.
Jason Ward wrote:
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.
Correct. And with iSCSI the drives will appear local. iSCSI SANs are
like FC SANs without the tax to the Ministry of Enterprise IT Gouging.
You'll need Openfiler 2.0 for iSCSI support.
Rafiu.
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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