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Hardware iSCSI HBA(s) provide its own initiator tool. Please refer to the vendors’ HBA user
manual. Microsoft, Linux, Solaris and Mac provide iSCSI initiator driver. Please contact D-
LINK for the latest certification list. Below are the available links:
1. Link to download the Microsoft iSCSI software initiator:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=12cb3c1a-15d6-4585-
b385-befd1319f825&DisplayLang=en
2. In current Linux distributions, OS built-in iSCSI initiators are usually available. For
different kernels, there are different iSCSI drivers. Please check Appendix A for iSCSI
initiator certification list. If user needs the latest Linux iSCSI initiator, please visit
Open-iSCSI project for most update information. Linux-iSCSI (sfnet) and Open-iSCSI
projects merged in April 11, 2005.
Open-iSCSI website: http://www.open-iscsi.org/
Open-iSCSI README: http://www.open-iscsi.org/docs/README
Features: http://www.open-iscsi.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Roadmap
Support Kernels:
http://www.open-iscsi.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Supported_Kernels
Google groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi/threads?gvc=2
http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi/topics
Open-iSCSI Wiki: http://www.open-iscsi.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl
3. ATTO iSCSI initiator is available for Mac.
Website: http://www.attotech.com/xtend.html
4. Solaris iSCSI initiator
Version: Solaris 10 u6 (10/08)
1.4 IP SAN storage specifications
1.4.1 Technical specifications
Controller features
1. Dual-active configuration support (only for DSN-6420)
2. Better performance, when comparing to other competitors' products in the same
segment
3. Cache mirroring through high bandwidth channels (only for DSN-6420)
4. Flexible RAID group (RG) ownership management (only for DSN-6420)
Each RG can be assigned to one of the two controllers
Each LUN can be exported from both controllers
5. Management port seamless take-over (only for DSN-6420)
