30-01-2009, 11:58 PM
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is a draft standard protocol for encapsulating SCSI command into TCP/IP packets and enabling I/O block data transport over IP networks. iSCSI can be used to build IP-based SANs. The simple, yet powerful technology can help provide a high-speed, low-cost, long-distance storage solution for Web sites, service providers, enterprises and other organizations. iSCSI SANs are most suitable for organizations with a need for streaming data and/or large amounts of data to store and transmit over the network. iSCSI represents a dramatic shift in the storage networking landscape. iSCSI provides a logical unified infrastructure development path for corporations and service providers alike. The Internet Small Computer Systems Interface or iSCSI, is an end-to-end protocol for transporting storage I/O block data over an IP network.The protocol is used on servers (initiators), storage devices (targets), and protocol transfer gateway devices. iSCSI uses standard Ethernet switches and routers to move the data from server to storage. It also enables IP and Ethernet.
