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iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem
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The host side needs an iSCSI initiator. The initiator is a driver which handles the SCSI
traffic over iSCSI. The initiator can be software or hardware (HBA). Please refer to the
certification list of iSCSI HBA(s) in Appendix A. OS native initiators or other software
initiators use the standard TCP/IP stack and Ethernet hardware, while iSCSI HBA(s)
use their own iSCSI and TCP/IP stacks on board.
Hardware iSCSI HBA(s) would provide its initiator tool. Please refer to the vendors’
HBA user manual.
Microsoft , Linux and Mac provide software iSCSI initiator driver.
Below are the available links:
1. Link to download the Microsoft iSCSI software initiator:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=12cb3c1a-15d6-
4585-b385-befd1319f825&DisplayLang=en
Please refer to Appendix D for Microsoft iSCSI initiator installation procedure.
2. Linux iSCSI initiator is also available. For different kernels, there are different iSCSI
drivers. If you need the latest Linux iSCSI initiator, please visit Open-iSCSI project
for most update information. Linux-iSCSI (sfnet) and Open-iSCSI projects merged
in April 11, 2005.
Open-iSCSI website:
http://www.open-iscsi.org/
Open-iSCSI README: http://www.open-iscsi.org/docs/README
Features: http://www.open-iscsi.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Roadmap
Support Kernels: http://www.open-iscsi.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Supported_Kernels
Google groups: http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi/threads?gvc=2
http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi/topics
Open-iSCSI Wiki: http://www.open-iscsi.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl
3. ATTO iSCSI initiator is available for Mac.
Website: http://www.attotech.com/xtend.html
4. Solaris iSCSI Initiator
Version: Solaris 10 u6 (10/08)