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xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays
VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5
Figure 11: iSCSI Initiator Properties Window
D-Link offers iSCSI HBAs for use with iSCSI implementations. For larger deployments,
scalability benefits may be realized in storage performance by implementing iSCSI HBAs. Note
that this statement is not a requirement or a recommendation, but rather a consideration when
designing dense storage solutions. The benefits of iSCSI HBAs are best realized because the
storage arrays will have a higher aggregated I/O load than that of any individual VI3 Server.
iSCSI offers several options for addressing storage. If you are not ready to use iSCSI for your
primary data access, you may consider iSCSI for several other uses. iSCSI could be used to
connect to data stores that store CD-ROM ISO images. Also, iSCSI can be used as a redundant or
failover path for a primary Fibre Channel path.
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