RE: [ActiveDir] [OT] iSCSI SAN Due Diligence

[Bahta Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA]

I have never had a problem with seeing LUNs on a SAN using Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 server.  However, making sure you follow the best practices for a fileserver and if you are using MSCS following those best practices as well.  Your server build consistency will dictate the availability of your resources. I would however hesitate when creating large volumes on Windows platforms, they are hard to manage.  The key solution would be to load Veritas Storage Manager and then mount the SAN LUNs onto the virtual volume, this would allow you to expand the volume as you see fit, but it would not leave you with a giant NTFS file system to manage.   Nate From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 1:40 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] [OT] iSCSI SAN Due Diligence Hello:   I realize the posting a message to a listserv probably does not count as DD in the legal sense, but for my own peace of mind...   I have made a strong and (apparently) convincing case to management that we should consolidate our storage (file, Exchange, SQL, 90% Windows, <200 users but several TB worth of data) onto an iSCSI SAN. All of my research so far has indicated that once you create a LUN on the SAN, servers do not have a problem "seeing" or using the drives.   Do list folks have any experiences or resources that might give me pause in following through with this more expensive solution (vis-à-vis NAS, fiber SAN was never a real option)? BTW: I am aware of the reservations about SATA drives and do not mean to re-hash that discussion.   Thanks.   -- nme -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/198 - Release Date: 12/12/2005