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iSCSI Failover

Date: Jun 16, 2015

The Failover feature provides High Availability of data. In an iSCSI Failover setup of two servers, data is saved on both servers simultaneously. When one system fails, its processes and all resources are being relocated to and restarted on the second node. The Active-Passive setup allows having all volumes active on one node (the primary node), while the other node has all passive copies and takes over the tasks in case of an emergency (the secondary node). A load-balanced Active-Active Failover on the other hand, doesn’t have a primary or secondary node. It adds extra performance by enabling the user to decide which volumes are active on which node. The failover process is the same, but the servers are able to utilize their full network performance and eliminate the unnecessary cost of idle hardware.

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iSCSI Storage

Date: Jun 16, 2015

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a type of protocol providing a proficient usage of disk space together with data safety and increased performance. A centralized storage management that uses iSCSI and RAID technologies enables a comfortable administration and reduced downtime in case of a hard drive failure. It enables building SAN (Storage Area Network) storage systems using SCSI disk arrays and Ethernet (TCP / IP). Its main advantage is the ability to create an iSCSI SAN with an extensive use of typical networking elements which facilitates system building and reduces its costs.

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New Feature Pack: Open-E Data Storage Software V7 with Avago Syncro® Solution

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New Feature Pack: Open-E Data Storage Software V7 with Avago Syncro® Solution

Date: Sep 9, 2014

Good news! Today, Open-E, Avago Technologies and AIC jointly announced the general availability of a new feature pack: Data Storage Software V7 with Avago Syncro® Solution, integrating Open-E DSS V7 …

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Tuning iSCSI Target settings for VMware ESX

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Tuning iSCSI Target settings for VMware ESX

Date: May 22, 2014

Lately, we have been getting enquiries from Open-E DSS V7 users about VMware settings. That’s why we decided to prepare a webcast explaining how to tune iSCSI Target settings for …

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iSCSI storage: a beginner’s guide

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iSCSI storage: a beginner’s guide

Date: Nov 26, 2013

Storage management for ever-growing capacity of data is a crucial subject for businesses of all sizes. Simple and reliable storage based on iSCSI can be a good alternative for companies …

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Active-Active HA Cluster ZSPOF Setup - Best Practices

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Category: iSCSI Active-Active Failover

Product: Open-E DSS V7

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Active-Active HA Cluster ZSPOF Setup - Best Practices

May 28, 2013

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Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Zero-Single-Point-of-Failure (ZSPOF) setup with MPIO and with bonding
  • Zero-Single-Point-of-Failure setup with MPIO only (with step-by-step demo)
  • Ping nodes - best practices
  • Heartbeat paths - best practices
  • Performance - best practices
    • SSD Cache
    • Low cost 10Gbit based setup
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Active-Active vs. Active-Passive Cluster performance advantage

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Category: iSCSI Active-Active Failover

Product: Open-E DSS V7

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Active-Active vs. Active-Passive Cluster performance advantage

Mar 5, 2013

00:33:52

Slawomir Nowakowski - 2nd level Technical Support Engineer

  • Setting up Active-Passive cluster with Open-E DSS V7
  • Setting up Active-Active cluster with Open-E DSS V7
  • Benchmark comparison with Iometer tool
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Achieve High Performance in a High Availability Environment with Open-E DSS V7

Date: Dec 21, 2012

Having a highly available storage is one thing, but what about its overall performance? Learn how you can achieve both, using Open-E DSS V7 with iSCSI Active-Active Feature Pack.

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Active-Active vs. Active-Passive: iSCSI Failover solutions compared

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Active-Active vs. Active-Passive: iSCSI Failover solutions compared

Date: Dec 7, 2012

In today’s fast-paced and global tech world, more and more organizations depend on business-critical data to be available at all times. Considering that service interruptions generate a huge loss for …

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Active-Active Automatic Failover for iSCSI and Open-E DSS V7

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Active-Active Automatic Failover for iSCSI and Open-E DSS V7

Date: Jul 25, 2012

July is a pretty big month for Open-E. Massive actually. The most wanted and highly anticipated functionality became available in the new Data Storage Software Version 7. After many months …

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