Chapter 1 Introduction; Iscsi - Buffalo TeraStation III iSCSI TS-IXL User Manual

Chapter 1
Introduction

iSCSI

iSCSI Compatible Hard Drive
iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a standard to transmit data on an Ethernet network by encapsulating
SCSI commands in TCP/IP protocol. Once the iSCSI drive is connected to the network by Ethernet cables, the drive is
recognized as a local drive by computers or servers on the network.
TeraStation
This illustration shows a TS-IXL TeraStation. The rackmount TS-RIXL is functionally identical.
Can be placed anywhere
Since the drive is accessed through the network,
you can place it anywhere (even far away from
your computer) and it will still be recognized as a
local hard disk.
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Network
PC
PC
Can be used as a local drive
Since it is recognized as a local drive, all features of your
OS and applications can be used. You can format the
drive with NTFS from within Windows.
PC
Server
PC
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