Storage protocols allow us to store and retrieve data in/from storage systems. The most used storage protocols are as follows:
- SCSI is a storage protocol that is used heavily in block-level storage systems. The server operating system uses the SCSI protocol to read and write data on a SCSI controller that manages storage devices.
- iSCSI places the standard SCSI protocol in an IP packet, thus extending its functionalities throughout the organization's network.
- FC is another way of extending the functionalities of the standard SCSI protocol, enabling storage consolidations and longer distances.
- FCoE does the same for the FC protocol as iSCSI does for the SCSI protocol. That being said, FCoE extends the functionalities ...