Category: SAN

Microsoft Dynamic Disks cause iSCSI issues on reboot

“Configuring volumes on iSCSI disks as Dynamic disk volumes using the Microsoft software iSCSI initiator is not currently supported. It has been observed that timing issues may prevent dynamic disk volumes on iSCSI disks from being reactivated at system startup.” – a quote from the Microsoft Software Initiator Version 2.X User Guide This would have ...Read More

SAN for All – installing an iSCSI Target

I’m going to cover the bare essentials for turning your server into an iSCSI Target.  There are many more configuration possibilities; here we’ll cover the basics, and I’ll use an example.  In this scenario, I am using Ubuntu Server 8.04.1 LTS 64bit for my iSCSI SAN (if your hardware supports 64bit extensions, use the 64 ...Read More

SAN for All – Part 2

Picking a Path When you think of your SAN (or any IT system, for that matter) there are two areas to address: the hardware and the software.  There are many ways to go about putting together a SAN for your environment.  Some possible options might be: Buy a SAN from a SAN provider: Equalogic/ Dell, ...Read More