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Microsoft has added another piece to its iSCSI strategy by supporting the ability to boot servers from an IP SAN with a free software initiator.
Until now, booting server configurations from an IP SAN has been possible by using third-party software without Microsoft support or HBAs that serve as TCP/IP offload engines (TOEs).
The feature should be welcome news to data center managers. Booting from SAN is a feature that makes it easy to create multiple servers by copying the boot volume. It also allows blade servers without disks to be reconfigured from a SAN, rather than from other servers, cutting down the number of disk-based servers required for disaster recovery and provisioning. [Read More]
A feature that can help iSCSI get a "boot" in the door of enterprise data centers is gaining momentum.
Canadian firm emBoot Inc. is lining up partners for its netBoot/i software, which boots Windows servers from iSCSI disk arrays. This could lead more IT managers to take a serious look at IP SANs when they're consolidating data center resources.
Here's why: Booting from SAN is a feature that allows blade servers to be reconfigured from a SAN, rather than other servers. This cuts down the number of disk-based servers required for disaster recovery and provisioning. Managers can reboot blade servers after an outage right from the storage network, or swap one server for another without halting data access. [Read More]
The top 10 SAN news stories of the year are listed below, along with related expert advice. Some of the topics we have been following include the Brocade/McData merger, file virtualization, SAN encryption, iSCSI SANs and storage virtualization. [Read More]
Virtualization to popularize fault-tolerant servers?
Fault-tolerant servers are making their way into data centers with small budgets. Companies like Stratus Technologies Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are building more affordable options, and virtualization adoption has made uptime central, analysts say. [Read More]
Navigating the Disaster Recovery Maze
Adding to the confusion has been a steady change in the meaning of “disaster.” Ten years ago, a four-hour outage might not have even been noticed by users or customers; today, it could cost you your job.
As a result, it has become vastly more difficult to prepare and test disaster recovery plans, and increasingly unlikely that you will go to bed at night feeling 100% sure that all your IT assets are protected. [Read More]
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