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Tag: iscsi

  • Short definitions

    Short definitions

    These are very useful in my line of work

    • DCB  = Data Center Bridging
    • FC Native Fibre Channel = Protocol
    • FCF = Fibre Channel Forwarder (an Ethernet switch capable of handling Encapsulation/De-encapsulation of FCoE frames and some or all FC services)
    • FCID = Fibre Channel ID (24 Bit Routable address)
    • FCoE = Fibre Channel over Ethernet
    • FC-MAP = A 24-Bit value identifying an individual fabric
    • FIP = FCoE Initialization Protocol
    • FLOGI = FC Fabric Login
    • FPMA =  Fabric Provided MAC Address
    • PLOGI = FC Port Login
    • PRLI = Process Login
    • SAN =  Storage Area Network (switching infrastructure)
    • SCSI = Small Computer Systems Interface
  • ISCSI vs Fibrechannel

    ISCSI vs Fibrechannel

    Where is the world going ?

    For the last 5 years I have been heavily involved in spreading the message of ISCSI for the enterprise. It has not been a easy stroll down the road in those 5 years. At the beginning no one knew anything about ISCSI, and only the brave on the edge of the wave dared to take it onboard.

    I’m coming from a fibre-channel background, eduacating customers and sales people about it for more than 13 years, it was a big change involving my self into world of ISCSI. For a couple of years I did both technologies in sync, but was heavily focused on the ISCSI as my engagement with upcomer Equallogic grew. The demand for ISCSI has been steadily growing, but for large organizations it was not the most easy stuff to implement. When the windows ISCSI initiator was in the early stages (Ver.1.05a) it was a buggy ride, and when you combined it with e.g Adaptec ISCSI HBA’s things could be a nightmare to sort out. But it could also be the most sweet and enlightened heaven. Servers booting directly from the storage as everybody has been used to on fibre-channel. Remember to read more —>> (more…)

  • A “Multivendor Post” to help our mutual iSCSI customers using VMware

    A “Multivendor Post” to help our mutual iSCSI customers using VMware

    A “Multivendor Post” to help our mutual iSCSI customers using VMware

    Hvis man er lidt mere end almindeligt interesseret i at læse om hvad det egentlig er jeg laver til daglig, så er der her en kanon artikel om de emner jeg beskæftiger mig med.
    Den er dyb, på engelsk, og skrevet af konkurrenter med input også fra Dell/Equallogic