My gawd.
Once the framework for managing and virtualizing the iSCSI targets is solid
and fleshed out, adding the ability to present LUNs to an FC fabric would be
the logical next step and pretty much make Openfiler the single most
powerful opensource storage product in existance. I'm not sure if everyone
out there realizes just what this means.
Again, Rafiu, I'm sure you are aware, but you and Xinit should keep a
watchful eye on how you play this out. Openfiler is still quite under the
radar but that is changing every day. Once the cat is out of the bag,
opinions will be made and precedence set. So far I think you guys are
doing a great job of keeping a good grip on the reins but just to give some
"thanks-we-already-knew-that" advice, at a minimum, I would suggest extreme
cautiousness when rolling "non-beta" releases. You never get a second
chance to make a first impression.
Kudos guys. Everyday that goes buy I realize just how much Openfiler will
likely change the landscape of storage in the world forever. You guys
certainly deserve to benefit from your work on this so good luck in finding
that angle that will allow you to... greatly :)
-=dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rafiu Fakunle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "dave johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [OF-users] Fibrechannel SAN advice
dave johnson wrote:
A client is looking to upgrade their Fibrechannel disk array (old HP
Storageworks with 12x64GB drives). Their goals are replace it with more
capacity, but another project is they want to increase the storage
capacity of their DAS server (an HP DL380 with an HP Storageworks SCSI
array with 12x150GB SCSI) that they use as a dumb NAS device.
My knee jerk response to the NAS issue is of course to use Openfiler.
However, rather than purchase some hardware FC array, why couldn't I
instead build or purchase a Linux box, place a FC HBA in it, and run some
software package to present the storage in the Linux box to the FC
network? Bam, FC SAN storage capacity problem solved (performance hasn't
been an issue for them.. the HP solution was overkill and they were duped
by their "consultant" a few years back).
Then, I could take their existing DL380, pop an HBA in it, and run
Openfiler on it as their NAS, adding filer and iSCSI capabilities over
their DAS "server".
So to make a short question long, does anybody know of a way to turn a
linux box into a Fibrechannel storage device?
Yes, the project you want is SCST.
I think Mike Young has a working kernel for this as well.
Gonna take us till 2.4 though to get it into OF proper.
R.
-=dave
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