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Slow and Old Fashioned

If you want systems to use Ethernet to access storage, they need a protocol that is based on the IP stack. Because TCP/ IP is practically as widespread as Ethernet, iSCSI – which is quite simple in itself – was created. The protocol uses SCSI commands but wraps them in TCP/ IP packets, enabling access by IP addresses and port numbers. However, iSCSI was never particularly popular with admins. On the one hand, the protocol has a reputation for being relatively sensitive with regard to the network infrastructure and storage used. If you have ever tried to connect VMware ESXi to a RADOS cluster’s iSCSI target, you can probably tell a tale or two about your experience. The iSCSI initiator by VMware is a proprietary product that reacts in a…
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