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Using iSCSI with Virtual Server 2005 R2

Brief Description
This paper provides brief background information about iSCSI and describes ways to use iSCSI with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. With iSCSI, the hardware needed for connecting servers to storage is less expensive and less complex than with the common alternative, Fibre Channel.

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File Name:iSCSI_and_Virtual_Server.doc
Version:1.0
Date Published:11/9/2005
Language:English
Download Size:167 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K

Overview

This paper provides brief background information about iSCSI and describes ways to use iSCSI with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2.
The iSCSI protocol, which unifies the TCP/IP networking protocol with the SCSI storage protocol, defines the rules and processes for transmitting and receiving block storage data over TCP/IP networks. Support for iSCSI is provided with Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, Microsoft Windows® 2000, and Microsoft Windows XP, and in Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. With iSCSI, the hardware needed for connecting servers to storage is less expensive and less complex than with the common alternative, Fibre Channel.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2
Microsoft Word or Word Viewer

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