I think you can use SAS as local storage, which should be supported in CloudStack already. May need to manually setup a local storage on each hypervisor host before adding the host into CloudStack. Do you have extra feature requests if the existing SAS support is not enough for you?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Schultheiss [mailto:tschulthe...@dynamicquest.com] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 1:05 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Feature request: SAS support > > Hello all, > > > > I would like to request adding Server Attached SCSI support to Cloudstack. > > The use of direct-attached storage would be beneficial for the adoption of > Cloudstack- SAS devices need less infrastructure to implement (no network > devices needed, unlike iSCSI or FibreChannel), and therefore allow for low- > cost deployments. This could make Cloudstack more attractive to small and > medium businesses with tight IT budgets, and those who are unable to > dedicate the needed network infrastructure to make an effective storage > network. > > My company is looking to create efficient cost-effective on-site clusters for > our clients that would scale with their needs. Many of these clients do not > have the network infrastructure for an iSCSI or FC deployment, and the cost > to upgrade their networks would be hard for them to justify. > > > > Thank you for your time, > > Tim
