Windows iSCSI Target

iSCSI Cake from www.iscsicake.com is a fantastic iSCSI target which can be used to share a server’s disk, partition, VMDK file, and ISO file with iSCSI initiators/clients. Being a standard iSCSI target, iSCSI Cake is compatible with iSCSI initiators on a range of operating systems including Windows, Linux, and Solaris. With iSCSI Cake’s fully supported VMware ESX server and Windows 2008 failover cluster, it consolidates storage resources for enterprise virtualization.

The iSCSI Cake service may be installed on Windows 2008 Server Core and be managed from remote console. This allows the user to turn their server into a secure, high-performance iSCSI server. The Native 64-bit executable files boost the performance of iSCSI Cake on x64 machines, making it the perfect tool to overcome the 2GB RAM obstacle.

There are a range of key features that make iSCSI Cake an extremely valuable tool:

1. iSCSI Compatibility: Supports iSCSI initiators on Windows, Linux, and Solaris
2. OS Compatibility: Supports all 32bit/64bit Windows 2000/XP/2003/VISTA and later operating systems
3. 64bit Addressing: Breaks through the 2TB limitation
4. Cluster Sharing: Shares storage among cluster nodes
5. VMWare Compatibility: Exports VMWare VMDK disk file as a target disk
6. ISO Support: Simulates virtual CDROM drive
7. Port Forwarding: Provides service while under the protection of a firewall
8. High IO performance: Server cache with per-client cache together delivers high IO efficiency
9. Easy to Manage: Windows-based GUI can be installed on any computer to manage iSCSI server
10. COW protection: Protects server data from unauthorized client.

Overall, iSCSI Cake makes for a powerful tool which allows users to consolidate storage resources and create a secure, high-performance iSCSI server. The compatibility with various operating systems, addressing 2TB limitations and VMWare VMDK support means that iSCSI Cake is a must-have for enterprise virtualization.