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by macinslaw

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I am trying to research all the ins and outs of changing over from a DAS to SAS setup, however I am having trouble finding any links to any "how-to's", in other words, I need to understand all the equipment that will be necessary, like any controlling software necessary for theserver drive array bridge and such.

To date I am unable to find any information on performing this cross-over. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

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by seanferd

So what you're looking for is to move away from SCSI & SAS? Or are you using parallel connections and are looking to go to serial cables?

Or am I entirely misunderstanding your question?

by macinslaw

We are using the old style method of data storage, that is one server with an internal drive array. We are looking to change to an SAS setup with blades to conserve on space. What I was looking for was trying to understand how the SAS drive arrays connect to any servers, considering that, from my understanding, they are not servers themselves and do not have an OS. Since my original post, I have learned about iscsi, but I would still be grateful for any information on how these devices interface and so on.

Thanks.

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