Feature Table
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | DataCore SANmelody 2.0 | Open-E iSCSI Enterprise 1.51 |
|---|---|---|
| Solution | Software solution. Requires Windows XP or Windows Server and .net Framework | Linux based software on a Flash storage module, using UltraATA/100 |
| Application | Dedicated or shared storage server | Dedicated storage server |
| Infrastructure | Ethernet, Fibre Channel | Ethernet, Fibre Channel |
| iSCSI Accelerator support, 10 GbE support | All hardware with Windows drivers | Chelsio 10 GbE |
| RAID support | All RAID hardware with Windows drivers, Windows software RAID | Most cards from AMCC/3Ware, Adaptec, ICP Vortex, Intel, LSI Logic. Software RAID support. |
| Network card support | All hardware with Windows drivers | Multiple cards |
| Fibre Channel HBA support | All hardware with Windows drivers | Emulex, Qlogic |
| Multilane support / load balancing | Microsoft Multipath I/O | yes |
| Data security features | IPsec, Secure LUN allocation, iSCSI CHAP, asynchronous IP replication | IPsec, iSCSI target passwords, iSCSI CHAP |
| Fault tolerance | Auto failover option based on SANmelody disk servers | Secondary HBA takeover |
| Snapshot support | Complete image, image update, source update. Can be triggered by Windows Volume Shadow Copy | Complete image with scheduling |
| Storage volume features | Based on Windows Server 2003 Storage Services. Virtual Disks, Volume Shadow Copies, Multipath I/O Auto provisioning (dynamic allocation of storage) | Multiple volume grouping, online volume expansion |
| Performance features | I/O read and write caching using system RAM | no information found |
| Administration | Microsoft Management Console, rights controlled by OS | SSL web interface, multiple access levels |
| UPS support | yes, based on OS and UPS | Yes, with SNMP network shutdown |
| Email notification | yes | yes |
| Logging | yes | yes |
| Multi processor support | 1, 2, or 4 (depending on software package) | up to eight logical processors |
| Hardware Requirements | x86 PC, 300+ MHz, 512 MB RAM, 65 MB disk space, network card | x86 PC, 1.4+ GHz recommended, 512 MB RAM, RAID controller recommended, network card |
| Software Requirements | Windows XP Home/Pro or Windows Server 2003 with .net Framework | None |
