
The 7211C is a PCI-X adapter for iSCSI and sports both a TCP/IP and an iSCSI offload engine. A Marvell chip handles the physical connection to the network itself, at speeds up to 1 GBit/s. The adapter uses a 64-bit interface that can operate at up to 66 MHz - more than enough for its intended purpose.
When examining this card, the large number of memory modules immediately catch the eye; SDRAM chips can be found even on its back. All this memory is required by the buffers for the individual offloading functions, which speeds up processing immensely.


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Summary
- Testing ISCSI-based Network Storage Solutions
- How ISCSI Works
- ISCSI In Practice
- Possible Applications
- Adaptec ISA 1500 Storage Array
- Adaptec ISA 1500 Storage Array, Continued
- Adaptec Storage Manager: The Need For A Pool
- Adaptec Storage Manager: Target-Configuration
- Adaptec Storage Manager: Target-Configuration, Continued
- Adaptec ASA-7211C
- ISCSI Configuration Manager
- DataCore SAnmelody: ISCSI Through Software
- Setting Up The Microsoft ISCSI Initiator
- Test Systems
- Benchmark Results
- Benchmark Results, Continued
- Conclusion: Golden Times Ahead For ISCSI
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