Storage Question

[XserveLAN]

Hello,
Is there any way to turn a RAID on one computer into a volume another computer is able to connect to? For example turn a computer with a 2TB RAID Array into direct attach storage for another server.
Thanks

 

[00Roush]

Yep. This can be accomplished several ways depending on if you need direct access to the RAID array or just access to files on the RAID array.

For direct access to the disks the iSCSI protocol is typically used. This allows the connecting computer direct access to the RAID array. So the disk basically shows up as a new local volume to do with what you wish.

For access to just the files on the RAID array typically CIFS/SAMBA or NFS are used to just share the disk over the network. This means the volume stays local to the computer hosting the RAID array. Only files are shared not direct disk access.

At a high level these are the most common methods. You can get much more complex depending on what is needed.

Hope that helps.
00Roush