iSCSI Insights

What is iSCSI?

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. It provides block-level access to storage devices over a network, enabling computers to access remote disks as if they were directly attached. It's commonly used in storage area networks (SANs) to consolidate storage resources and provide shared access to storage for multiple servers.

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What other technologies are related to iSCSI?

iSCSI Competitor Technologies

FC

Fibre Channel (FC) is a competing block-level storage networking protocol to iSCSI.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 56% (2k) of relevant job posts

NFS

Network File System (NFS) is a file-level storage protocol, contrasting with iSCSI's block-level approach. Though they can both be used over IP networks to send information, they compete as solutions for accessing networked storage.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 23% (4.7k) of relevant job posts

Fibre Channel

Fibre Channel is a competing block-level storage networking protocol to iSCSI.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 54% (1.5k) of relevant job posts

CIFS

Common Internet File System (CIFS)/Server Message Block (SMB) is a file-level storage protocol, contrasting with iSCSI's block-level approach. Though they can both be used over IP networks to send information, they compete as solutions for accessing networked storage.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 35% (1.8k) of relevant job posts

Fiber Channel

Fibre Channel is a competing block-level storage networking protocol to iSCSI.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 50% (1.3k) of relevant job posts

FCoE

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is another block-level storage networking protocol that competes with iSCSI.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 62% (925) of relevant job posts

SMB

Server Message Block (SMB) is a file-level storage protocol, contrasting with iSCSI's block-level approach. Though they can both be used over IP networks to send information, they compete as solutions for accessing networked storage.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 17% (907) of relevant job posts

FCP

Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) is the protocol used by Fibre Channel, a competing block-level storage networking protocol to iSCSI.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 35% (316) of relevant job posts

iSCSI Complementary Technologies

SnapMirror

SnapMirror is a data replication technology that can be used with iSCSI-based storage.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 45% (266) of relevant job posts

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a data storage virtualization technology that can be used with iSCSI to improve performance and reliability.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 12% (900) of relevant job posts

controller failover

Controller failover ensures high availability, which complements iSCSI-based storage solutions.

mentioned alongside iSCSI in 96% (87) of relevant job posts