[TriLUG] Setting Up RAID-5

[Marc Wiatrowski]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Behalf Of Ben Pitzer
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Setting Up RAID-5
> 
> Frankly, I'm very intrigued by OpenFiler for home use, but I have not had
> the opportunity to play with it at all.  iSCSI can run entirely in software,
> and only puts a big hit on if you take advantage of the security features
> (which can put a VERY big hit on the CPU).  The MS iSCSI initiator is free,
> and while I haven't dug around, I'm pretty sure you could find a free Linux
> initiator out there as well, though I would be very cautious as to how good
> it would be.
> 

Ack, touting a MS product over linux on this list!   

http://linux-iscsi.sourceforge.net/

Supported by RedHat and NetApp.  I've played with it and had no problems.

marc