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10 Things You Should Know About iSCSI - It May Not Save You Money
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iSCSI is cheaper than Fibre Channel, perhaps a lot cheaper. But even under ideal circumstances, youll need four iSCSI connections for every Fibre Channel connection, unless youre using 10G Ethernet. And, of course, 10G Ethernet is really expensive, too.

 
 
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  1. 10 Things You Should Know About iSCSI
  2. Basic Training Is Needed
  3. It Can Rob Your Bandwidth
  4. Its Not as Fast as Fibre Channel
  5. It May Not Save You Money
  6. Microsofts iSCSI Initiator May Induce Madness
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