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iSCSI support is broken for LION users - Netgear drops ball
After struggling for what seemed like months to get a stable iSCSI solution (ReadyNAS Pro 6) on Snow Leopard, I see that once again any of us that upgrade to Lion are screwed as it renders the ReadyNA...
Well, you're right. This topic is years old and never has been solved. Netgear advertises the iSCSI support for the Pro models from the beginning, charging even high surcharges for this "Pro" feature (Business/Pioneer), but never offered a working solution for OS X users.
Their lazy reaction is to point to instable (globalSAN) oder extremly expensive (Atto Xtend SAN) 3rd party solutions, what in fact would be in their responsibility. Compared to other NAS manufacturers they charge a premium price, but offer a minimum support. Other companies like Drobo offer NAS boxes for a fraction of a ReadyNAS Pro 6 price, but for free include the Attotech Xtend SAN client for their customers: http://www.drobo.com/support/updates/da ... _2_0_4.pdf
It's a shame for Netgear not being able to offer a working iSCSI solution for OS X users, be it an own iSCSI initiator or a licenced product like Drobo does. A licence of the Attotech Xtend SAN client limited to the ReadyNAS only would cost them maybe $5 per ReadyNAS Pro, while they expect from their customers to buy a full licence from Atto for all kinds of NAS/SAN boxes, which in fact these customers don't need at all.
Their lazy reaction is to point to instable (globalSAN) oder extremly expensive (Atto Xtend SAN) 3rd party solutions, what in fact would be in their responsibility. Compared to other NAS manufacturers they charge a premium price, but offer a minimum support. Other companies like Drobo offer NAS boxes for a fraction of a ReadyNAS Pro 6 price, but for free include the Attotech Xtend SAN client for their customers: http://www.drobo.com/support/updates/da ... _2_0_4.pdf
It's a shame for Netgear not being able to offer a working iSCSI solution for OS X users, be it an own iSCSI initiator or a licenced product like Drobo does. A licence of the Attotech Xtend SAN client limited to the ReadyNAS only would cost them maybe $5 per ReadyNAS Pro, while they expect from their customers to buy a full licence from Atto for all kinds of NAS/SAN boxes, which in fact these customers don't need at all.
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