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On 7/10/08, Andy Huebner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gartner once said that iSCSI would be the dominant way of connecting to > storage by 2001. > FC is going away as fast as tape drives are. > > Andy Huebner > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Schneider, John > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] iscsi world as it relates to TSM world > > Howard, > Thanks for your input. Our very vocal proponent of iscsi is > probably getting his information from a Gartner-wannabe trade rag that > is being sponsored by iscsi vendors. He is from our Network group, and > has never been responsible for a storage environment himself. By > unfortunately, management tends to listen to people that speak with a > tone of authority, even when they are just parroting someone else. > But since I am not an authority either, it seemed like a good > idea to ask ADSM-L for advice. > > > Best Regards, > > John D. Schneider > Phone: 314-364-3150 > Cell: 314-486-2359 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Howard Coles > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] iscsi world as it relates to TSM world > > I think someone is pulling a fast one on you. Most likely this is > caused by sales people of iscsi equipment. However, FC is still faster, > and more reliable. The only reason it would go away is if your managers > and CIO decided to do away with it. From what I've seen out of Brocade, > they'd be surprised to hear this. > > See Ya' > Howard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Schneider, John > > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:20 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ADSM-L] iscsi world as it relates to TSM world > > > > Greetings, > > There are a couple people at our company that contend that FC is > > going away, and in a very short time everything will be iscsi. I am > > afraid I am completely ignorant about iscsi as it relates to tape > > traffic. My questions are: > > > > 1) Can anybody tell me what is going on in the iscsi world around > tape? > > > > 2) Are there iscsi software/hardware solutions for Windows and AIX (or > > TSM platforms) attached tape? > > 3) Are there tape drives/libraries with native iscsi support, or are > > converters necessary? > > 4) Have any of you converted from a SCSI or FC tape environment to > > iscsi? If so, what were the gotchas? > > > > Thanks in advance for the input. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > John D. Schneider > > Lead Systems Administrator - Storage > > Sisters of Mercy Health Systems > > 3637 South Geyer Road > > St. Louis, MO 63127 > > Phone: 314-364-3150 > > Cell: 314-486-2359 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN > NATURE > > OR > > OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only > > for the > > use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or > > the > > person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are > > notified > > that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If > you > > have > > received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately. > This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE > OR > OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only for > the > use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or > the > person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are > notified > that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you > have > received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately. > > > This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be legally > privileged. If you are not an intended recipient or an authorized > representative of an intended recipient, you are prohibited from using, > copying or distributing the information in this e-mail or its attachments. > If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies of this message and any > attachments. > Thank you. >
