(ATA Over Ethernet) A protocol for transferring data from an ATA (IDE) hard disk directly over the network. Developed by Coraid Inc. (www.coraid.com), AoE allows a storage area network (SAN) to be constructed economically within a LAN subnet. Originally targeted for Linux servers, the first implementation of AoE was Coraid's EtherDrive disk storage unit in 2004. AoE also became part of the Linux kernel starting with version 2.6.11.
A NAS with Unlimited Storage
A network attached storage (NAS) device can be built as an AoE initiator, residing between the network and the AoE disks. As a "NAS head," it provides NFS and CIFS file sharing to the clients in the network, but with a potentially unlimited number of hard disks for storage. See IDE, SAN, NAS and HyperSCSI.
A NAS with Unlimited Storage
A network attached storage (NAS) device can be built as an AoE initiator, residing between the network and the AoE disks. As a "NAS head," it provides NFS and CIFS file sharing to the clients in the network, but with a potentially unlimited number of hard disks for storage. See IDE, SAN, NAS and HyperSCSI.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Russia drops XP investigation
- Finally.That case was BS. XP is old and Microsoft doesn't want to support it anymore. It's not like this was in the books from day 1, they have a set support cycle. Eventually, you have to let it go. Too bad, so sad. Either use Vista/7 or move to a...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- FitPlan.com FltDeck Airport/FBO Info Guide 1.0.1 (Mobile)
- Flt Deck Airport/FBO Info Guide includes: Airport and City Names Fuel Availability Time Zone info AOE info Frequencies for Tower, Ground, Clearance Delivery ATIS and AWOS frequencies FBO Names, Phone numbers, and frequencies longest runway length
- Software downloads 2008-08-21
- Can software RAID be faster than hardware RAID?
- Can software RAID be faster than hardware RAID?depends on the applicationi have several raid setups on my home lan, the latest one being a dedicated win2003 server w/ highpoint 2320 rocketraid card. the card doesn't have a dedicated processor for the raid 5 calculations, BUT storing is the only...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-25
- A SAN for the rest of us
- A SAN for the rest of usAoE is a very very good solution.Hi,And I think the "limitation" of being LAN only does not limit anyway the application purpose of this sort of storage solutions.For home use not very likely there is no problem, in the enterprise scenario almost 99.9% of...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-16
- A SAN for the rest of us
- Fibre Channel to costly? iSCSI too slow?In a past life I was the product manager for the industry's first full Fibre Channel array. We had great hopes for FC as a storage-optimized network that would bring the power of network economics to drive down storage costs. My bad.Hijacked by vendors,...
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Gamers see gain and pain from Microsoft Vista
- Gamers see gain and pain from Microsoft VistaDoes the 'wet blanket' cover MS too?"...every time a user downloads a game, Vista warns that it could be harmful."I haven't used Vista yet, but let me take a wild guess: When you download Microsoft software, it doesn't warn you.Privledge ElevationIf installing the...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-25
- How much storage is enough storage?
- How much storage is enough storage?My space requirements for now and in the immediate future?I really haven't considered that too much recently even though I can dual-boot between XP and 98SE. My HDDs are 40 and 30GBs have been holing up decently, though one partition on my 30GB drive...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-23
- Pandora's Box: AOE II 1.0 (Windows)
- This is a new mini trial version of Pandora's Box. It lets you solve a Pandora's Box puzzle that, when solved, shows the new Age of Empires II box cover.
- Software downloads 1999-09-02
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- The best support in the Linux business
-
If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business. Novell was rated the top provider of Linux technical support.
- Learn more >>
- The more you simplify, the more you save
-
When you transition from your existing Red Hat environment to SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, you can recognize dramatic cost savings, perhaps as much 50%
- Learn more >>
- Learn more about tools to grow your business
-
The Business Essentials Guide provides you useful tools and templates to help grow your business and save you time with automated shipping solutions.
- Save time with the UPS Business Essentials Guide
- Keep Up With The Latest In Document Management with The DocuMentor.
-
Doc delivers the scoop on today's enterprise content management, printer maintenance, and all other issues related to document management. It's the DocuMentor Blog.
- Learn more >>
- New Online Dashboard for IT Leaders
-
Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost-effective solutions to real-life IT problems.
- Learn more >>
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online - Free Six-Month Trial for Eligible Organizations
-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides fast online access, simple contact management and better sales performance for a low monthly cost - the best value on the market today.
- Learn more about the free, six-month trial offer>>
Meet Doc
-
-
Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
- Doc is an enigma. Born to a Russian ballerina and a German electrical engineer, he grew up in various locations in the United States. He’s seen the insides of more brands, versions, and generations of printer and printer-related hardware than almost anyone.
- To learn more about this mysterious figure check out his blog on ZDNet and his Workspace on TechRepublic. You’ll be glad you did.
-
Produced by
ZDNet and -
