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metaSAN iSCSI enables multiple servers to share access to a common iSCSI Target volume. It delivers all the same true SAN shared storage benefits as metaSAN, but tailored solution that leverages cost-effective Gigabit Ethernet technology in conjunction with JetStor iSCSI RAID units.

iSCSI storage technology has gained a lot of momentum thanks to its ease of integration. Whether you need to create Active/Active or Active/Passive setups, metaSAN iSCSI represents a cost-effective solution for adding failover capability to web servers, Microsoft Cluster Services, or VMware virtual machines.

In the past, DCC professionals interested in collaborative production, yet challenged with limited budgets, faced specialized and expensive options or had little choice but to turn to NAS for shared storage as a lower cost alternative to Fibre Channel-based SAN. metaSAN iSCSI solves this dilemma by leveraging iSCSI's inherent low protocol overhead; allowing for more efficient use of the Gigabit Ethernet. This translates directly into higher effective bandwidth and increased performance, enabling the delivery of true SAN shared storage benefits at a comparable NAS price point.

metaSAN iSCSI is compatible with standard iSCSI Initiators (computers) and Targets (shared storage) and prevents data corruption by arbitrating simultaneous accesses. Hardware and software agnostic, metaSAN iSCSI allows companies to easily customize their SAN environments to accommodate very particular workflow needs, both from a technical and budgetary perspective.

metaSAN iSCSI is ideally suited for digital content creation production professionals in film, video and broadcast and IT specialists at small and mid-sized facilities handling large files who require an affordable, flexible and high-speed true SAN shared storage environment.



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Mac OS machines:

  • Power PC or Intel-based Mac with 1.33GHz CPU
  • Mac OS X Leopard/Leopard Server, Mac OS X Snow Leopard/Snow Leopard Server (32-bit and 64-bit)

Note 1: Mac OS X 10.4.x supported up until version 4.2.1.

  • 1GB of physical RAM recommended
  • 25 MB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • Network LAN connection (1Gb Ethernet recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CDROM)
  • The following TCP ports - 8100, 8300, 8399, 8500, 8501 - should not be blocked by a firewall if any.

Windows machines:

  • PC with 800-megahertz (MHz) 32-bit (x86) processor or 800-MHz 64-bit (x64) processor
  • Microsoft Windows XP (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2 (32 and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit)

Note 1: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V testing in progress

Note 2: Microsoft Windows 2000 supported up until version 3.0.

  • 1GB of physical RAM recommended
  • 25MB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • Network LAN connection(1Gb Ethernet recommended)
  • CD-ROM drive (if installation is done from a CDROM)
  • The following TCP ports - 7000, 8100, 8101, 8200, 8300, 8399, 8500, 8501, 8502 - should not be blocked by a firewall if any.

Note: Some components may require additional system resources not outlined above.

Linux machines:

  • PC with an Intel P4
  • 1GB of physical RAM recommended
  • 25MB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • Network LAN connection(1Gb Ethernet recommended)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4.0:
    • 2.6.9-11.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-22.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-22.0.1.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-22.0.1.EL.ADSKsmp (64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-34.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL.ADSKsmp (64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL.ADSK.1smp (64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-42.EL (32-bit only)
    • 2.6.9-55.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-67.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.9-67.0.4.EL (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0:
    • 2.6.18-164.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.18-128.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • FilmLightOS 1.3.3662:
    • kernel 2.6.9-3662.floslargesmp (64-bit)
    • kernel 2.6.9-3676.floslargesmp (64-bit)
    • kernel 2.6.9-3777.floslargesmp (64-bit)
  • FilmLightOS 2.0:
    • kernel 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5.centos.plus (64-bit)
  • SuSe Linux 9.3 ( i586 ):
    • kernel 2.6.11.4-21.17-smp
    • kernel 2.6.11.4-21.17-default
  • CentOS Linux 5:
    • 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.18-164.10.1.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Note 1: No support for 64-bit version of kernel 2.6.9-42.EL.

Note 2: No support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3.0.

Important: Changing any of the default kernel setting may prevent metaSAN from operating properly.

  • SELinux should be disabled prior to installing the metaSAN
  • The following TCP ports - 8100, 8300, 8399, 8500, 8501 - should not be blocked by a firewall if any.
 
 
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