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Title: Terastation III iSCSI
Post by: cblackwelder on February 10, 2010, 09:16:09 AM
   

Is Microsoft MPIO supported on the Buffalo Technology 8.0TB TeraStation III iSCSI Rackmount Storage System?

 

Intel says you can't use adapter teaming with iSCSI so I wanted to check on MPIO.

Intel Note

 

What is the normal procedure for using both Nic"s?

Title: Re: Terastation III iSCSI
Post by: Colin137 on February 13, 2010, 12:43:35 PM

AFAIK, The MS software iSCSI initiator does not support connecting through a NIC team. More information can be found in the MS iSCSI User Guide, available here:

 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/e/9/ae91dea1-66d9-417c-ade4-92d824b871af/uguide.doc

Title: Re: Terastation III iSCSI
Post by: cblackwelder on February 17, 2010, 12:19:28 PM
   

That is why I asked if MPIO is supported.  I know that lan teams are not.

Title: Re: Terastation III iSCSI
Post by: Colin137 on February 17, 2010, 02:46:47 PM

Oops! Sorry about that.

 

I'm assuming that MPIO is Multipath I/O... and MPIO is not supported. Sorry for my confusion.

Title: Re: Terastation III iSCSI
Post by: rinthos on February 25, 2010, 12:22:55 AM
   

Just an fyi, LAN teams are not, but if you use trunking in Cisco (or comparable) switches, you can get a more redundant configuration to work.

 

the lack of MS MPIO is a big hit though.  Likely related to how the device manages SCSI commands.  For MPIO support, you'll want to look at more business-tailored products and companies.

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