[ipxe-devel] Curious routing problem with iPXE

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Lee

Thanks! I will check out SanDeploy which I didn't know about.

I have the free Starwind version (which they don't publish any more) and it works very well. But target size is limited, targets can only be two, and a physical disk cannot be the source, only img files.
Of course appliances like QNAP is an alternative but I prefer not to be locked into proprietary hardware.

/gustav


>>> "Lee Bradshaw" <lee at witsend.id.au> 10-02-2011 23:07 >>>
One other thing I'll add: Starwind gives much better performance.

L

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ipxe-devel-bounces at lists.ipxe.org] On Behalf Of Lee Bradshaw
Sent: Friday, 11 February 2011 6:49 AM
To: 'Gustav Brock'; ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org 
Subject: Re: [ipxe-devel] Curious routing problem with iPXE

Hi Gustav,

Depends on what you mean by low; I was trying SanDeploy (trial license),
which is actually rather neat and fairly cheap at $300. The DHCP server does
a neat trick and inserts the boot loader info into the DHCP response from
your own DHCP server. Documentation looks rather sparse, but that's because
it really is very simple to set up.

I was having problems with reliability though and thought maybe it was the
server; although at the moment the jury is out and I'm more inclined to
suspect the odd routing Windows imposes. But before I noticed that I moved
to Starwind and that's what I'm trialling now. I have a QNAP server on order
and all this is really just filling in until that arrives.

Lee.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gustav Brock [mailto:Gustav at cactus.dk] 
Sent: Thursday, 10 February 2011 6:32 PM
To: ipxe-devel at lists.ipxe.org; lee at witsend.id.au 
Subject: Re: [ipxe-devel] Curious routing problem with iPXE

Hi Lee

So you have set up a native Windows iSCSI target?

May I ask of what kind, please? I've researched a lot and haven't been able
to locate free or low-cost software suitable for a small business. It is as
if you wish something capable and flexible, suppliers believe you are an
enterprise with big money. The low-cost solutions I can find are too limited
- too few or size-limited targets .
I would love to use the native Microsoft solution but understand it is
available for OEM use only - again for enterprise use at big money, thus no
cigar.

/gustav


>>> "Lee Bradshaw" <lee at witsend.id.au> 10-02-2011 00:25 >>>
Hi,

I've now set up a native Windows iSCSI server and am booting from it. 
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