iSCSI
E6426
iSCSI is a storage networking protocol that transports SCSI commands over IP networks, enabling block-level data access over standard Ethernet infrastructure.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
ⓘ
storage networking protocol ⓘ |
| advantage |
lower cost than dedicated Fibre Channel
ⓘ
uses existing Ethernet networks ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
block storage protocol
ⓘ
storage area network protocol ⓘ |
| canBeImplementedAs |
hardware offload adapter
ⓘ
software initiator ⓘ |
| canUse | VLANs for traffic isolation ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Fibre Channel
ⓘ
Fibre Channel ⓘ
surface form:
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
|
| definedByWorkingGroup | IETF IP Storage (ips) working group ⓘ |
| definedIn | RFC 3720 ⓘ |
| definesRole |
iSCSI initiator
ⓘ
iSCSI target ⓘ |
| enables | block-level data access ⓘ |
| encapsulates |
SCSI command descriptor blocks
ⓘ
SCSI data payloads ⓘ SCSI status messages ⓘ |
| fullName |
iSCSI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
|
| introducedYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | transport layer ⓘ |
| requires | IP network infrastructure ⓘ |
| runsOver |
IP networks
ⓘ
TCP/IP ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| supports |
CHAP authentication
ⓘ
IPsec for security ⓘ IPv4 ⓘ IPv6 ⓘ LUN mapping ⓘ LUN masking ⓘ error recovery levels ⓘ initiator-target model ⓘ multipath I/O ⓘ multiple connections per session ⓘ session reinstatement ⓘ |
| transports | SCSI commands ⓘ |
| updatedBy | RFC 7143 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diskless boot
ⓘ
remote block storage access ⓘ virtualization storage backends ⓘ |
| usedIn |
data centers
ⓘ
enterprise storage networks ⓘ |
| uses | standard Ethernet infrastructure ⓘ |
| usesPort | TCP port 3260 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fibre Channel
this entity surface form:
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
this entity surface form:
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
subject surface form:
Solaris
this entity surface form:
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)