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GlobalSan iSCSI 4.1 Support?
I'm trying to understand why Netgear is not working more closely with SNS to resolve the issues with the new 4.X initiator they've released that is 64-bit on Snow Leopard. This would seem to be the wa...
The prompt for my original post was that I had already downloaded the 4.1 beta (64-bit) hoping that it solved the problems I had with the 4.0 release. It installed fine and mounted my volumes properly. However, as soon as I tried to update my Aperture Vault on one of my iSCSI volumes, the whole thing hung. Aperture froze and then the Finder froze, and then I got a Kernel panic. Not good. So I went back to the v3 Initiator which worked fine. But I was frustrated in the whole process because the SNS guys posted saying they don't test with the ReadyNAS. So clearly there isn't any working relationship between the companies otherwise Netgear would send SNS a ReadyNAS for them to test against (and vis versa) rather than relying on customers risking their data.
Let me be clear that I understand that SNS doesn't support the Mac Initiator officially and so I can only expect so much, but I don't see Netgear being aggressive in resolving this either. The ATTO guys want $200+- for their Initiator and I don't even know if it works because I don't see any *official* Netgear post/tech note/compatibility recommendations on what Netgear has tested for Mac iSCSI support OTHER than GlobalSAN v3, which is being deprecated by SNS. This DOES NOT give me confidence that I should be putting lots of my valuable data on ReadyNAS iSCSI volumes moving forward as I am but one software bug away from having no reliable access to my volumes. Again, what if the v3 initiator breaks due to an Apple OS update? SNS is not doing further development on the v3 code, AND the v4.X code doesn't work and is not being test against Netgear products.
I bought my Pro Business expressly for the iSCSI support, and I love how active and supportive the ReadyNAS community is in these forums, but I am feeling like maybe I should have just bought a Drobo where I know that they are focused on supporting the Mac workflow end to end.
Please tell me that you guys are working on a supported/tested iSCSI solution that has some life moving forward and that v3 of SNS is but a stopgap. I don't need you to pre-announce products/solutions but I can't rely on this flimsy weak link in the chain to my data and getting some idea of your direction is important to whether I stick with ReadyNAS or go another direction.
Thanks for listening.
-m
PS> Happy to beta test solutions.
Let me be clear that I understand that SNS doesn't support the Mac Initiator officially and so I can only expect so much, but I don't see Netgear being aggressive in resolving this either. The ATTO guys want $200+- for their Initiator and I don't even know if it works because I don't see any *official* Netgear post/tech note/compatibility recommendations on what Netgear has tested for Mac iSCSI support OTHER than GlobalSAN v3, which is being deprecated by SNS. This DOES NOT give me confidence that I should be putting lots of my valuable data on ReadyNAS iSCSI volumes moving forward as I am but one software bug away from having no reliable access to my volumes. Again, what if the v3 initiator breaks due to an Apple OS update? SNS is not doing further development on the v3 code, AND the v4.X code doesn't work and is not being test against Netgear products.
I bought my Pro Business expressly for the iSCSI support, and I love how active and supportive the ReadyNAS community is in these forums, but I am feeling like maybe I should have just bought a Drobo where I know that they are focused on supporting the Mac workflow end to end.
Please tell me that you guys are working on a supported/tested iSCSI solution that has some life moving forward and that v3 of SNS is but a stopgap. I don't need you to pre-announce products/solutions but I can't rely on this flimsy weak link in the chain to my data and getting some idea of your direction is important to whether I stick with ReadyNAS or go another direction.
Thanks for listening.
-m
PS> Happy to beta test solutions.
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