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What About Iscsi Backups? |
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Answer» iSCSI can be USED to perform backups over the network. Typically, an iSCSI target is CREATED, where a snapshot of the block device can be seen, and this block device is integrated into a backup server as write-protected. In this regard it should be noted that in order to perform the backup, the backup server MUST be able to read the iSCSI block device as a formatted disk with a file system (e.g. NTFS, XFS, EXT3). iSCSI can be used to perform backups over the network. Typically, an iSCSI target is created, where a snapshot of the block device can be seen, and this block device is integrated into a backup server as write-protected. In this regard it should be noted that in order to perform the backup, the backup server must be able to read the iSCSI block device as a formatted disk with a file system (e.g. NTFS, XFS, EXT3). |
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