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Why boot an Exchange server from a storage area network (SAN)? : by Mark Arnold
Find out why implementing an Exchange Server boot from SAN technology is a major leap in providing storage resiliency and saving storage disk space.

Using sanFly with winBoot/i : by emBoot
sanFly's unique shared disk modes work hand-in-hand with iSCSI Boot. This document illustrates how to use emBoot/s winBoot/i with our sanFly software iSCSI target.

Installing A Microsoft Server2008 Hyper-V guest VM Direct to iSCSI SAN : by emBoot
This document illustrates how to install a Server 2008 Hyper-V guest VM direct to iSCSI SAN. No pre-existing virtual machine instance of Server 2008 is used to build this.

Booting Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor from iSCSI SAN using winBoot/i : by emBoot
This document illustrates how to boot a Server 2008 Hyper-V guest VM and the Hyper-V hypervisor (OS) itself from iSCSI SAN. In this document, the Server 2008 instances are pre-existing and documents use of our SystemCopy utility to copy the OS up to iSCSI SAN. Also illustrates some background on the networking required to accomplish this.

How to: Install SLES 10.1 direct to iSCSI using emBoot netBoot/i v2.0: by emBoot

Using emBoot’s winBoot/i Client Deployment Tool and Microsoft SYSPREP Tool to create multiple Windows installations on different hardware: by emBoot

Using the StarWind Target with winBoot/i by Rocket Division Software

Using the StarWind Target with netBoot/i by Rocket Division Software

Diskless Server Deployment: by DM Consultants

Capacity Planning Guidelines: by emBoot

Solving Real World Storage Problems (White Paper):
by Microsoft

How Does netBoot/i Work? (Technical Brief): by emBoot

iSCSI Boot from SAN (Solution Brief): by DataCore

iSCSI Boot Technology Solution Brief: by EqualLogic

White Paper - emBoot iSCSI Boot Benchmarks
The current thoughts that a software-only iSCSI initiator cannot match the performance of an iSCSI HBA are no longer valid, as the results in this document attest to. Systems booted from iSCSI SAN using the Microsoft iSCSI boot capable initiator can offer the necessary performance for today’s computing needs, with only negligible penalties incurred in CPU utilization.

Low-Cost Utility Computing Today: by SANRAD

Configuring WinTarget With netBoot/i for iSCSI Boot: by String Bean Software


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