Not sure what the context was in that article. In any case, you can use VSS
with the software initiator.

Jeff [MSFT]

"Dustin A. Lambert" wrote in message
news:615cf310.0406241009.20f09058@posting.google.c om...
> Greetings,
>
> We are looking to setup an iSCSI based SAN with 4 clustered Windows
> 2003 Servers. While realizing that a gigabit NIC would handle the
> job, do I have to have an HBA for iSCSI for advanced storage solutions
> such as Volume Shadow Copy?
>
> According to
> http://is.pennnet.com/Articles/Artic...ICLE_ID=177898
>
> I have to have a supported HBA to do so. I cannot find anymore
> information on this from Technet, etc.
>
> Quote:
> 'While both types of adapters speed up iSCSI processing on the server,
> Microsoft Windows treats TOE adapters very differently than iSCSI
> HBAs. "An iSCSI HBA appears to Windows as a storage device, while an
> iSCSI TOE card appears as a very smart NIC," says Microsoft's Adam.
> "iSCSI HBAs allow booting from an iSCSI target and can take advantage
> of Windows storage services." '
>
> Any information is appreciated.
>
> In His Peace,
> Dustin Lambert

Greetings,

This is great news. One last question, does anyone have any comments
on the Promise VTrak 15200?

More information is at this location:
http://www.promise.com/product/produ...121&familyId=6

In His Peace,
Dustin