AoE
(ATA-over-Ethernet) is a network storage standard which provides a simple
user interface to mount disks on the network.
The 1st news mention of
AoE here on StorageSearch.com was
in
September 2003.
But support for it hitherto has been miniscule and compatible products are only
available from a handful of vendors.
New storage interface standards
can take many years to grow into significant markets.
iSCSI - for example -
took 6 years to become a billion dollar / year market from the time in March
2001 that we 1st created a directory page for it.
AoE has been slow to take off. - It's still a tiny market compared to
iSCSI. But 2010 may be the year that the AoE vendor count grows - due to the
better availability of design kits and platforms for systems integrators and
cheap availability of GbE components.
But AoE is not slow. -
Due to cutting out several network layers - its fans
claim it's
faster than iSCSI or FC SANs - using the same network speed in a VMware
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Here are some AoE resources and
articles which you might find useful.
- What
is AoE? - published by its inventing company -
Coraid - is a good
starting point for technical features.
- AoE - this
Wikipedia, article lists known OS support.
- How AoE Storage
Works - a simple graphic in this page by
2Degrees Frost
shows why AoE could be quite good at performance. AoE operates at a low
network layer - which minimizes overhead latencies.
- Access
over Ethernet: Insecurities in AoE (pdf\) - this white paper says that AoE
may be great for implementing a consumer SAN but shows why you need to be
careful in corporate networks. "The protocol is without security. The
security lies with the infrastructure and it's correct configuration."
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| AoE storage |
Megabyte found that hitching
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AoE Storage Manufacturers
List
Editor:- January 29, 2010 - StorageSearch.com plans to
publish a list of known AoE storage oems.
As with our other directories
- it will be updated daily.
If you think your company should be added
- contact the publisher
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