Ken,
Thank you for this post. I learned a lot.
--Matt
Ken Elliott wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Simple NAS devices are actually small CPUs (often running Linux) driving
> disks. So you can think of them as tiny servers optimized for a single
> purpose. High end NAS are devices that are slaves to a server and use the
> iSCSI protocol. You would set up a separate network between the server and
> the iSCSI NAS to separate the traffic from regular network traffic. In this
> case, your server will create a share that is visible to all the
> workstations. All data flows through the server to the iSCSI NAS devices.
> PCs cannot/should not access them directly. Often this setup is done to
> allow a cluster of servers to access a common storage pool. But it can also
> allow for more storage than will fit into a single server.
>
> In the case of a simple NAS device, you treat it like a simple server. It
> would reside on the same network as the workstations and have a share that
> was visible to all. You can convert a PC to a NAS or an iSCSI device with
> open source software.
>
> OpenFiler can be used to convert a PC to either role.
> http://www.openfiler.com/
>
>
> Ken Elliott
> =====================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Paul M Foster
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:50 AM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: [SLUG] Accessing NAS
>
> Does anyone know how you would address NAS (Network Attached Storage) on
> a network? My understanding is that it generally doesn't require an OS
> and is accessible via an IP address. If you've got some of this on your
> network, how would you get at the data from a machine on your network?
>
> Paul
>
>
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