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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: iFCP as an IP Storage Work ItemDavid Peterson wrote: > > Regarding #1: I believe the existing FC host drivers and HBA's will > work quite well using FCIP or an iSCSI gateway. A gateway protocol > is not required to allow an iSCSI HBA to function with an existing FC > device. In order to use FCIP, I have to purchase at least 2 FC switches and 2 FCIP devices (unless it's in the switch) to connect my FC HBA and my FC Disk even if they are local to each other. While you could do it this way, my preference would be a simple, cheap conversion box at each end. This same conversion box, if it supported the iSCSI protocol as well, would transition me to iSCSI when I have an iSCSI HBA. > > Regarding #2: under IETF rules there will be no support from multiple > companies, only individual contributors:) You misunderstand. While there is no requirement that the individual contributors come from separate companies, I would not like to see all the authors of the document coming from the same company ;-) -- mark
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