Terastation III iSCSI

[cblackwelder]

   

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.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/CS-027892.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Intel Note

 

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

[Colin137]

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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/e/9/ae91dea1-66d9-417c-ade4-92d824b871af/uguide.doc

[cblackwelder]

   

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

[Colin137]

Oops! Sorry about that.

 

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

[rinthos]

   

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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