iSCSI Boot - Solutions Overview
Booting from SAN is a familiar concept in the data center where large corporations can afford expensive hardware. What’s new is a software solution that uses iSCSI, an industry standard, to bring an entirely new range of solutions, flexibility and cost reductions to businesses of all sizes.
For servers and desktops booting the operating system from an iSCSI SAN significantly reduces the total cost of IT ownership. Centralizing operating system data on a SAN enables storage virtualization at the level of the local hard drive, and allows extremely fast server and desktop deployment. Quick and efficient disaster recovery initiatives are greatly simplified. Machines can be re-purposed (provisioned) by booting from different operating system boot volumes as needed. Increased IT flexibility and desktop security happen immediately, while meeting compliance standards such as HIPPA, Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC rules becomes more affordable and easier. winBoot/i & netBoot/i makes all this possible without the need to purchase cost-prohibitive new hardware.
iSCSI boot is ideal for data centers, server rooms, grid computing, corporate desktops, educational desktops and call centers.
More Than Just iSCSI SANs
iSCSI boot is not limited to iSCSI SANs. Boot volumes can be stored on FC, NAS or iSCSI storage when using an iSCSI switch.
Learn more about the solutions winBoot/i & netBoot/i provide:
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