Re: Shared storage question.



If it's connected via iSCSI, it's SAN not NAS. Both FCP and iSCSI are block
mode protocols that encapsulate SCSI.

"A SAN is also referred to as a Storage Area Network. A SAN connects
multiple servers and different storage devices on a single network. SANs use
technologies such as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Fiber
Channel to provide fast and reliable connectivity between the storage
devices and the servers that use them. "

"Network-attached storage is a disk storage system in which the
network-attached storage server is attached to another server through the
network redirector by using a file sharing protocol (such as server message
block [SMB], Common Internet File System [CIFS], or network file system
[NFS]). You can access the network resource if you map a drive to the
network share, or by using a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path (for
example, \\ServerName\ShareName). "

Both of these definitions are from KB328879





"John Toner [MVP]" <jtoner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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NAS is not OK unless you are connecting to the NAS via iSCSI.

Regards,
John

"Lion" <Lion@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I need to cluster IIS and mySQL but I need some shared storage. Does
anyone
have any recommendations, will NAS be Ok and which one would be good. I
only need probably 10GB Max.

Thanks for your help.






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