iSCSI Protocol

iSCSI is a new technology that connects computers to SCSI

devices over a TCP/IP network. iSCSI allows system

administrators and integrators to develop Storage Area

Networks (SANs) using cost-effective Gigabit Ethernet Networks

in the data center. iSCSI’s TCP/IP underpinnings will also allow

the easy extension of SANs over much greater distances than

was previously possible, including extending SANs over the

public internet. iSCSI includes built-in security features that

make it possible to control which systems may gain access a

given device. These features taken together make iSCSI an

effective new technology for data transfer.