Problems with uk.pool.ntp.org stability
The sudden emergence of NTP configuration errors on our Nutanix cluster when we knew we hadn't changed anything was baffling. This is how with the help of the Nutanix toolset we got to the bottom of it....
Ethernet Fabric – Towards Unified Networking
As Ethernet networks grow they invariably become more complex and difficult to manage, and due to the way they have to be configured they often suffer performance penalties as they grow. Ethernet networks also have to contend with an increasingly ......
A comparison of AoE to FC and iSCSI protocols
One of the first issues I have to contend with when talking about Coraid storage and its use of the ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) protocol to transfer data, is the response “Ethernet? Oh, so it’s iSCSI then?”. No it isn’t.... AoE was built from the grou......