>> >> Question 1: Is it possible today to: >> >> Have a large IDE RAID5 array that is virtualized through >> >> LVM and then exported to a Dynamic Disk on Win2K over a >> >> LAN (not necessarily WAN)? >> >> >> >> I believe iSCSI and HyperSCSI would both work... However >> >> I have not found the approporiate interoperable software >> >> drivers. >> > >> > I tried them also. No luck yet. Let us know if you get it working. >> What was your setup and how did it fail? No connection? Such bad >> performance that it didn't work? Nothing at all for Win2k HyperSCSI. For iSCSI I tried the initiators I could find: Cisco and IBM. Both are specifically designed to work with their hardware targets and use older revs. of the spec. (rel. 0.8 ??) I was trying to use the Intel target. As I recall, the IBM initiator did not connect at all. The Cisco attempted, but failed in the parameter negotiation that takes place at the start of a iSCSI session. Since iSCSI was just approved a few weeks ago, I'm hoping that Microsoft will come out with a Win2K driver shortly. If they do, I expect that someone will come out with a Linux target that supports it. BTW: Have you tried Window UNIX Services 3.0 http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/security/encrypt.asp I haven't, but I'm hopeful that it will create "local" drives somehow. (I very much doubt it, but I'm hopeful). BTW2: In a pure Windows environment, HPs Storage Replicator does exactly what you want, but it is pricey (IIRC $10K) http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/vr/description.html Greg -- Greg Freemyer _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
