Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:03:59 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Sam <sah@softcardsystems.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: option directive and turning on AOE Message-ID: <20040901050359.GB29902@funkthat.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0408312126180.10238@athena> References: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0408311611550.7530@athena> <20040831203929.GB25134@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <4134FB98.6A3822BC@freebsd.org> <200408311709.32927.peter@wemm.org> <Pine.LNX.4.60.0408312126180.10238@athena>
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Sam wrote this message on Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 21:31 -0500: > >>What is AoE? And what kind of Frames does it come in? > > > >ATA-over-Ethernet? > >http://news.gw.com/freebsd.arch/12939 > >(Ethernet frame type 0x88a2 apparently) > >-- > > Yes, that is correct. It is a very simple RPC protocol > for packaging up ATA commands and sending them over > Ethernet to a server that will issue them to its > attached device. I can supply the protocol to anyone > who is interested (8 pages), just shoot me an e-mail. Is there plans for a 5.x/6.x driver for AoE? Also, are you going to be tieing into the ata frame work? or are you going to be creating your own device, and handling the ata command layer yourself? -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."
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