The iSCSI Storage Protocol Explained

This Information Week Blog series will take a look at several of the protocols that are available to IT managers. First up is iSCSI, a real storage protocol and it needs to be treated like one. Also noted in the article is that the iSCSI protocol is believed to be both cost effective and easier to use then the currently more commonplace fiber channel.

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"While iSCSI does have its advantages is also has some potential unknowns that need to either be worked around or avoided. The first is that this is a real storage protocol and needs to be treated like one. That means it really should be on its own network either physically or logically. Otherwise storage traffic can congest the standard network and cause performance or reliability issues. Having storage on its own network makes it easier to diagnose problems with either network."

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