Thursday, February 13, 2003
Network-enabled SCSI, or iSCSI
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 01:21 AM
This is an interesting technology -- hard-disk like protocols over a network? This might be interesting long-term ramifications for storage -- I could envision iSCSI over WLAN, enabling handheld devices to access storage in a much more convenient fashion than a physical connection. However, I think it's intended for large storage networks right now.
"A key standards body has given its blessing for a new technology that allows storage area networks to be built using existing Ethernet networking.
Late Tuesday, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) approved the iSCSI standard. SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a widely used standard for connecting hard drives to computers; iSCSI lets that happen over a network connection such as a company Ethernet network or even the Internet. iSCSI holds the promise of letting multiple computers tap into a pool of storage systems."
"A key standards body has given its blessing for a new technology that allows storage area networks to be built using existing Ethernet networking.
Late Tuesday, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) approved the iSCSI standard. SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a widely used standard for connecting hard drives to computers; iSCSI lets that happen over a network connection such as a company Ethernet network or even the Internet. iSCSI holds the promise of letting multiple computers tap into a pool of storage systems."
