iSCSI
is Internet SCSI (Small Computer System Interface), an Internet
Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data
storage facilities, developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI is used to
facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over
long distances. The iSCSI protocol is among the key technologies
expected to help bring about rapid development of the storage area
network (SAN) market, by increasing the capabilities and performance of
storage data transmission. Because of the ubiquity of IP networks,
iSCSI can be used to transmit data over local area networks (LANs),
wide area networks (WANs), or the Internet and can enable
location-independent data storage and retrieval.
How iSCSI Works:
When an end user or application sends a request, the operating
system generates the appropriate SCSI commands and data request, which
then go through encapsulation and, if necessary, encryption procedures.
A packet header is added before the resulting IP packets are
transmitted over an Ethernet connection. When a packet is received, it
is decrypted (if it was encrypted before transmission), and
disassembled, separating the SCSI commands and request. The SCSI
commands are sent on to the SCSI controller, and from there to the SCSI
storage device. Because iSCSI is bi-directional, the protocol can also
be used to return data in response to the original request.
iSCSI is one of two main approaches to storage data
transmission over IP networks; the other method, Fibre Channel over IP
(FCIP), translates Fibre Channel control codes and data into IP packets
for transmission between geographically distant Fibre Channel SANs.
FCIP (also known as Fibre Channel tunneling or storage tunneling) can
only be used in conjunction with Fibre Channel technology; in
comparison, iSCSI can run over existing Ethernet networks.
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free quotes and additional information from these premier iSCSI storage
vendors.
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| RELDATA, Inc. |
SANRAD |
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| EqualLogic |
Network Appliance |
iStor Networks |
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| AuraGen
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LeftHand Networks |
Siafu Software |
SANRAD
IP-SAN solutions enable the simple creation of Storage Area Networks
(SANs) for continuous access and effective storage management across
standard Ethernet environments delivering 24/7 data availability and
full storage productivity.
The explosive growth in
information is continually driving up the cost and complexity of
acquiring, provisioning and scaling storage systems. The challenge is
to supply reliable access and optimal storage capacity while
simplifying management and cutting overhead.
SANRAD lets you connect servers
and users over existing Ethernet networks to any FC or SCSI storage
system to create IP Storage Area Networks (IP-SANs). SANRAD combines IP
connectivity with server-independent volume management and RAID
functionality to guarantee high storage availability and effective
resource provisioning while reducing storage networking costs.
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Established
in 1999 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, AuraGen Technologies is a
Systems Integrator and Value Added Distributor of data storage
products. Our storage-centric approach to today's marketplace provides
us the ability to meet the storage needs of any environment. Our
current installed base of customers runs the gambit of technology, from
a tape drive for a small business to a multi-tiered SAN for a large
enterprise.
We are positioned and equipped
to provide the best suited solutions for every server, workstation, and
storage system to meet the needs of our clients. We specialize in "Best
in Class" storage systems, storage products, storage accessories and
peripherals. We have, in our arsenal, a diverse assortment of storage
solutions covering the full spectrum of available technologies. In
addition to pure storage solutions we offer business continuity
software solutions for Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) as well
as backup and disaster recovery. The solutions we create are as varied
as our customers. We work directly with you, our customer, to craft the
right mix of products and services to satisfy your business need.
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EqualLogic
is the leading provider of iSCSI-based, all-inclusive storage area
network (SAN) solutions that enable businesses to realize the economic
benefits of consolidated, self-managing storage. Based on the peer
storage architecture, EqualLogic solutions are affordable, iSCSI-based
storage arrays that integrate an advanced and comprehensive software
feature set with a fully redundant and hot-swappable hardware
architecture. EqualLogic solutions deliver the benefits of networked
storage in a modular, enterprise-class storage platform that is easy to
manage and always available.
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Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions
for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992,
Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts
that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage
solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services,
providing seamless storage management for open network environments.
Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp
Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and
Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions.
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The
LeftHand iSCSI SAN solutions deliver all the benefits of shared storage
— server consolidation, increased capacity utilization, increased
performance, more efficient data protection, and high availability.
This broad range of benefits is achieved by leveraging a full set of
SAN services including centralized storage management, non-disruptive
scalability, automated failover, local and remote replication,
snapshot, and automated data migration. LeftHand's Remote IP Copy
application is the only native IP-based distance replication technology
that supports both the high availability and site redundancy necessary
to fully address business continuity, disaster recovery, and off-site
backup.
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Siafu Swarm IP storage appliances deliver the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized businesses that have exhausted the capabilities of direct attached storage but are not prepared to absorb the cost and complexity of traditional Fibre Channel SANs.
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RELDATA Inc. is the leading provider of open IP storage virtualization gateways for enterprise-wide file, database and operating system storage consolidation as well as advanced data protection and disaster recovery planning.
RELDATA’s flagship product, the RELDATA 9200 IP Storage Gateway, delivers an unrivalled price/performance ratio with its top quality hardware, high availability features and all-inclusive software functionality. It paves the way for enterprise-wide unified IP storage and replication solutions, targeting organizations with the following IT requirements:
- Fast-growing, mixed file and block storage volumes;
- Distributed storage infrastructure;
- Datacenter disaster recovery planning;
- Data protection and availability policy involving multiple locations;
- Narrow data recovery point and time objectives;
- Existing under-utilized Fibre Channel SAN resources.
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Intransa
believes that network storage should be easy, dynamic and intuitive. By
achieving these goals, Intransa is enabling business customers to focus
their resources onto mission-critical projects to improve their
business.
Intransa's storage solutions
are simple and quick to deploy, are easier to manage, offer increased
availability and scalability, and require fewer IT resources. This
means they dramatically lower lifetime total cost of ownership.
Intransa offers a full solution that fits into your existing IP
Network, no need for complex infrastructure - we are a "simply smarter"
storage platform!
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The
StoneFly Business Advantage™ suite of complete data management
solutions brings the benefits of Storage Area Networks to time and
resource constrained IT managers at mid-sized businesses or departments
of large corporations. StoneFly Business Advantage solutions
drastically reduce storage and management costs compared to direct
attached storage, ensure protection of vital corporate data assets,
provide business continuity and enable easy compliance with data
retention regulations.
Built on a turnkey StoneFly IP
SAN (Storage Area Network), StoneFly Backup Advantage simplifies and
reduces the cost and complexity of implementing a disk-to-disk backup
solution and is designed to help mid-size enterprises, departments of
larger enterprises, government or educational users deploy the storage
solution they need to run their core IT operations. With policy based,
automated procedures, StoneFly Backup Advantage operates with
lights-out efficiency, saving precious IT resources.
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JMR is
a premier supplier of storage systems, shipping hundreds of units
weekly, worldwide. JMR is the only ISO 9001:2000 registered vertically
integrated manufacturer of storage products and has been in business
for more than 24 years. With 20+ patents filed, JMR continues to create
innovative technologies in Blade Storage, SATA, Fibre Channel, and SCSI
storage systems.
JMR specializes in fully integrated
turnkey storage solutions for the VAR channel, focused on Disk-to-Disk
Back-Up, Disaster Recovery and Secondary Tiered Storage. JMR only sells
through a channel of authorized partners and offers not only great
storage solutions, but first class support as well. JMR insures
compatibility with all the leaders in the storage market such as LSI,
Qlogic, SANRAD, Fujitsu, Western Digital, Brocade, Cisco, and many
others.
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iStor Network’s integraStor® iSCSI storage enables organizations to realize the full potential of the mixed workload environments propagated by SAN’s and server virtualization. Our technology virtualizes the disk resources to optimize the efficiency of disk use, simplify management, and to maximize the flexibility of the storage volumes presented to users and applications. Our professional storage solutions address a broad range of customer’s business critical needs for SMB environments, and are recognized for bringing leading edge iSCSI technology to the marketplace, setting new standards for cost effectiveness, world class performance and ease of use.
iStor’s Virtual Storage allows the creation of Virtual Volumes from a centralized pool of Storage. Each Virtual Volume can have its own performance characteristics that are best suited for each individual application. Any capacity added to the pool is immediately available to any application or volume. Volumes can be expanded on the fly and RAID levels can be migrated dynamically.
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