Windows Diskless with AoE Server Linux Distro

This is the new project for the community. A based Linux Distro ready-to-run for Diskless Server ! Windows Diskless with AoE Server Linux Distro Main Features: Simple DHCP Server configuration powered with a opensource project called "Opendhcpd Server" MagicVolume with powered cool feature with Deduplicated FileSystem ! Now you can deploy more than 100 Windows diskless clients with ( for example ) a single SSD 128Gb Hard Disk, this feature is powered by opensource project OpenDedup.org ! Web Interface for Administration powered by opensource...

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StarWind AoE Initiator

ATA-over-Ethernet Initiator for Microsoft Windows ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) is a network protocol designed for simple high-performance access to SATA storage devices over Ethernet. AoE does not rely on network layers above Ethernet, such as IP and TCP. It is more comparable to Fibre Channel over Ethernet than iSCSI. AoE Initiator fully implements ATA-over-Ethernet client side...

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WinAoE Driver

WinAoE Driver is from http://www.winaoe.org You should download this version because is already self sign files Official Web Site: http://www.winaoe.org Screenshots...

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Game Disk Creation

To complete your Diskless Solution for you CyberCafé, you need a Game Disk ! Game disk is in fact a virtual disk. It’s a physical hard disk or just a partition on server. Game disk is almost used for game disk – on server, install games into this disk, on client side, you will get this disk and run games directly just like a local disk. Of course, you can also use this function for other intentions. The size of Game Disk will be very high. We can create a Game Disk with VirtualBox to be a Master Image, after prepare all games, you can make multiples...

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Control your vBlade’s Sessions with nice Interface

You can control your vblade sessions with a simple and nice interface to manage: You can run the vblade session without a console with free “System Scheduler“ Oficial website: http://www.splinterware.com/products/wincron.htm Alternative Download Link: Ssfree.exe and kill the process with “Process Explorer” from SysInternals Microsoft...

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Cache Write-Back

For cache write back feature you can use: FancyCache is a supplementary software caching scheme that cooperates with system memory to provide data caching for volumes/disks. It improves system performance by transparently storing data into memory such that future requests for that data can be served faster. FancyCache caches data on a logical block basis (offsets within a...

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Coraid

Coraid is High Performance and Low Cost Networked Storage Coraid is redefining the fundamental economics of storage with Ethernet SAN solutions that provide enterprises of all sizes with flexible, high-performance, scale-out storage ideally suited to dynamic High Performance Computing, video, virtualization and cloud environments. The key is Coraid’s use of the advanced protocol...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 09 Preparing a Real PC Lan Booting

To boot a real PC you should need to Convert a Windows installation to a .vhd, .vmdk or .img file, but in some cases you can use the VirtualBox Windows installtion to boot real machines ! So maybe you dont need to Convert. The cases are if the NIC Card is recognized by operating system Windows XP/7/8 by default. Verify your onboard NIC and mark if that exists...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 08 Editing with notepad++ the menu file ‘menu.lst’ of TFTP Root

Now its time to configure the Boot Menu of your Diskless Solution. We already copy the necessary files to TFTP Root folder ( grldr, the new ipxe.iso and menu.lst) . Open with Notepad++ the file ‘menu.lst‘. Erase all the contents, copy and paste this code block above: title === MENU BOOTS === () title () title Windows 7 Diskless map --mem (pd)/ipxe.iso (0xff) map --hook chainloader...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 07 Rebuilding the file ipxe.iso with UltraISO

Now its time to create the POINTER to the AoE Target to automaticaly boot. * – watch in HD on Youtube. We are using the ipxe.iso with a little additions to do this. You will need download the ipxe.iso, UltraISO and Notepad++ Software to complete this task. Task 1 – On UltraISO open the file ipxe.iso Drag the file ISOLINUX.CFG to outside UltraISO...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 06 Installing and Configuring vBlade Target System

Now its time to install the Target AoE Server, we will use the vBlade ported to Windows to start. * – Watch in HD on Youtube  With this software we will export a aoe target (like e0.0) with the virtual disk file ( .VHD or .VMDK ) from the prepared Windows 7 that we installed on Virtual Box. Important: To vblade work properly on your Server you should have WinPCAP installed already. After...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 05 Instaling a virtual machine in VirtualBox with WinAoE driver and CCBoot Client

Now we gonna change the focus, to prepare a Virtual Machine with VirtualBox to test our environment while we configuring the the Diskless Server. * – Watch in HD on Youtube - So, first Install VirtualBox, and create a VirtualMachine to Install one Windows. We gonna choose now the Windows 7 ok ? Task 1 – Install Windows 7 VirtualMachine. You should have the .ISO DVD...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 04 Putting the necessary files of grub4dos on TFTP Root folder

After download the grub4dos package from the project website. Open it and extract the files grldr and menu.lst and put on  your  tftp-root folder. * – watch video in HD. Task 1 – Extract two files Task 2 – Your tftp-root folder should be like this, with this two files (+ ipxe.iso will see later): Proceed on the How-to to the next Step...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 03 Instaling and configuring TFTP Server on Server

Choose your TFTP Server from the suggestions. Im using a TFTP Server from SolarWinds, its completly freeware and works fine.  To explain configuration im using this package. But as you know, you can done with other.InstallingTask 1  - <INSTALL> Task 2  -  <NEXT> Task 3  - <NEXT> Task 4  -...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 02 Instaling and configuring DHCP Server on Server

* – watch video in HD, click on Youtube Im using a DHCP from Uwe.Ruttkamp. The explain configuration im using this package. But as you know, you can done with other. Just put the option bootfilename string as ‘glrdr‘. ( alternative download link: glrdr ) Its very simple and have with a nice Wizard. To start click on ‘dhcpwiz.exe‘ Task  1:  Just click...

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How-To Diskless AoE – 01 Overview of the Solution

This How-To enable a Windows based solution that uses AoE technology to bring an entirely new range of solutions, flexibility and cost reductions to businesses. The feature of AoE is a server based network where software applications and programs are held on the server, and runs on Client PCs (Diskless Node). Therefore, Client PCs do not require a hard disk anymore. Centralizing operating system data by deploying AoE enables storage virtualization at the level of the local hard drive, and allows extremely fast server and desktop deployment. This...

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How-To Boot Windows Diskless with AoE instead iSCSI

1.] Preparing Windows to Boot Diskless with VirtualBox/Vmare Workstation/ESX Install Windows 7/8/2003/2008 on a Virtual Machine ( create a disk type .vhd with fixed size ) open a cmd as administrator and type two commands: C:>bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON C:>bcdedit -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS reboot the /virtual machine Download and Install WinAoE Driver as Storage Controller Download and Install CCBoot Client without options Shutdown Virtual Machine 2.] On Server Install a DHCP Server with option bootfilename grldr Install...

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List of Diskless Booting Software

List of Diskless Booting Software for iCafe and LANshop CCBoot by YoungSoft ( Comercial ) - iSCSI based iShareDisk ( Free ) - iSCSI based RichTech Diskless by RichTech ( Comercial ) - iSCSI based Serva Diskless Installation System ( Comercial ) - iSCSI based OBM Diskless by OBM ( Comercial ) – iSCSI based EMS358 by EMS ( Chinese, comercial ) Depth Internet Diskless...

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Yet Another AoE vs. iSCSI Opinion

That’s right, folks! Yet another asshole blogger here, sharing his AoE (ATA over Ethernet) vs. iSCSI (Internet SCSI) opinion with the world! As if there wasn’t already enough discussion surrounding AoE vs. iSCSI in mailing lists, forums and blogs, I am going to add more baseless opinion to the existing overwhelming heap of information on the subject. I’m sure this will be lost in the noise but after having implemented AoE with CORAID devices and iSCSI with an IBM (well, LSI) device and iSCSI with software targets in the past I feel I finally have...

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ATA-over-Ethernet vs iSCSI

Every so often someone voices interest in ATAoE support for Solaris or tries to engage in an ATAoE versus iSCSI discussion. There isn't much out there in the way of information on the topic so I'll add some to the pot... If you look just at the names of these two technologies you can easily start to equate them in your mind and start a running mental dialog reguarding which is better. But, most folks make a very common mistake.. ATA-over-Ethernet is exactly that, over ethernet. Whereas iSCSI is Internet SCSI, or as some people prefer to think...

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