[Info-vax] iSCSI, AOE, or other network block device client for VMS?

[H Vlems]

On Oct 9, 10:59 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net>
wrote:
> Sprag wrote:
> > I'm a Hobbyist and I finally found some memory for my PWS500 (768M)
> > and I'm short on storage.
>
> > Are there any network block device clients for VMS 8.3 that can be
> > served from Linux?  I've only got a 2G 68-pin scsi device internally
> > so I'm pretty pressed for space.
>
> > I've looked at:
> > iSCSI - no VMS side
> > ATA over Ethernet - no VMS side
> > Network Block Device (Linux) - no VMS side
> > Eduardo's Poorman's Disk - VAX/VMS only
> > DECdfs - no Linux side (if it worked over IP i might be able to cobble
> > together the linux side)
>
> > Does any one have any solutions?
>
> > Being poor means no new hardware :(  If only that box with the ram had
> > disk drives in it...
>
> If you can't buy new, buy used.  Praying to your keyboard will get you
> nowhere!  Since you have a SCSI controller, you should be able to add at
> least five additional devices.  Keep an eye on the market at e-Bay.
>
> Anything much smaller than 18GB is probably old enough that it should be
> in a museum!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hey, that means that nearly all my SCSI disks belong in a museum. Only
one is bigger and another one is 18 GB. All the others, nearly 100,
are 9 GB or smaller. Most VMS stuff works well on smaller drives.
Hans