If you ever try to install the clustering environment like Exchange, MSSQL, you will fight with the problem of installing quorum disk. And the problem going bad if your server doesn't work well with NAS (HBA, etc. compatibility issues)
Long time ago, freeNAS was born, along with him was openfiler, etc. these are the simulation for NAS that was shipped with iSCSI, and many other protocols like: FTP, Samba, CIFS, etc. and a Web-based administration tool. And to make more convenient, they was shipped with VMware appliance as well... cool !
And you don't have to invest any NAS device, you just download the ISO (Live CD) or the VMware appliance of FreeNAS, turn it on, configure it! and you will have a NAS device that working through the iSCSI protocol
The remain, is to download iSCSI initiator (Microsoft provides one), and free on many Linux distribution. Configure it to work with your new NAS. You can map 1 iSCSI disk (on your freeNAS) to as much server as you want... you have your own Quorum disk
It works for both Windows, Linux as well. Beside that, freeNAS has many interesting features like: authentication through Active Directory, work as file server, scheduling for backing up, it is built on FreeBSD
Good luck!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wufoo: Do you want to make your own Attender Registration List?
http://wufoo.com/
And I think you can make more on this, ex: you want to invite your friends to have party with you, and you want to get the survey on the convenient time, want to get their confirmation? blah blah
And I think you can make more on this, ex: you want to invite your friends to have party with you, and you want to get the survey on the convenient time, want to get their confirmation? blah blah
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