Microsoft is preparing to launch version 2.0 of its
iSCSI software to improve Windows-based server connectivity to
enterprise storage area networks (SANs).
Version 2.0 of Microsoft iSCSI is expected to be available for
download next month.
Version 2.0 offers a new failover system for better data
protection, improved load balancing and easier management. It also
supports 64-bit computing.
Cisco, EMC, HP and Adaptec are among the companies whose storage
systems support the software.
Analyst Gartner said iSCSI, which is a cheaper alternative to
Fibre Channel, would be used to connect 1.6 million servers to SANs
by 2007.
