ISCSI

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is [[Article description::an IP-based network standard and a Storage Area Network (SAN) protocol.]] It is used to connect clients (initiators) to host (target) storage devices. iSCSI can be helpful when transporting large amounts of data over long distances, as a multi-site backup solution, or to provide additional storage options to machines that are lacking the capacity for additional local storage.

This article acts as a portal to a set of iSCSI sub-articles:

• iSCSI Initiator - An initiator is a client that connects to a target (storage machine) over the network.
• iSCSI Target - A target is a data storage machine. It functions as a host for Initiators.

See also

• NFS — a file system protocol that allows client machines to access network attached filesystems (called exports) from a host system.
• Ceph — a distributed object store and filesystem designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Tahoe-LAFS — an encrypted, secure, distributed (fault-tolerant) file system).