Link 1 iSCSI Target and Volume to many servers

[philiphong]

If you setup Cluster File System (such as GFS), you can access single LUN from many different servers.

[poulperouge]

Hi
I'm actually testing DSS on demo-cd
the fact is that we need this functionnality (access single target from multiples initators) and simply because :
if you use jumbo frame, your scsi network will work 6 times more quiclky than the classical ethernet. so why don t use it? just to have a loosy speed with nfs and so on? it is stupid.

so there are only 3 questions :

- is there a way to format the target volume in GFS using openE? don't see that in the GUI (or I've missed it)
- how do you modify the MTU to use jumbo frame (DSS enterprise seems to support it... but where?)
- do DSS support jumbo frame AND bonding together?

[poulperouge]

forget about what I told you

the fact was that I kept in mind Iscsi.

but if you use jumbo frames and trunking (bonding), you will serve at the same speed that native iscsi (MTU : 9000) using NFS and so on....

[To-L]

poulperouge

Currently we do not have an option to format a target volume through DSS in GFS.

To change the MTU for Jumbo Frames:
From The console Press CTRL-ALT-W then select Tuning Options -> Jumbo Frames config then select the ethernet card that you want to change.
Please note: your network must be able to support jumbo frames as well.

I have seen instances where Jumbo frames and Bonding have been used at the same time