SAN Boot Software supports image sharing and migration.
Press Release Summary:
Providing centrally managed SAN Boot solution using Ethernet network adapters, netBoot/i(TM) v2.5 allows customers to minimize data center power and cooling requirements. Program includes P2V, V2P, V2V, and P2P migration capabilities across dissimilar hardware and Microsoft or VMware virtual machines. It supports diskless PCs and remote boot under Windows Vista Enterprise program, and can assign multiple iSCSI boot targets to client with boot default, failover, and user-selectable target options.
Original Press Release:
emBoot Enhances Image Sharing and Migration Capabilities of Its SAN Boot Solution for Windows and Linux
netBoot/i(TM) v2.5 Delivers New Functionality Including Enhanced Shared Boot Image Support With Persistence, Active Directory Integration, and Diskless PCs/Remote Boot for Windows Vista Enterprise
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, June 24 /- emBoot Inc., an industry pioneer in delivering network boot capabilities, today announced the release of netBoot/i v2.5, an important update to its iSCSI boot solution for Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Server 2003/2008, XP, 2000 and Linux. netBoot/i provides a centrally managed SAN Boot solution using standard Ethernet network adapters that allows customers to reduce deployment and lifecycle operating costs for desktops and servers, reduce datacenter power and cooling requirements, and improve system resiliency, availability, flexibility, and recoverability.
Key functionality in netBoot/i v2.5 includes:
-- P2V, V2P, V2V, P2P migration capabilities across dissimilar hardware and Microsoft or VMware virtual machines
-- Support for booting clients (physical or virtual) running Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003/2008, Vista Enterprise, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
-- Enhanced client-side data persistence when booting multiple devices from a single shared iSCSI boot image. Changes made on booting devices can now be stored individually either to local HD or to emBoot's sanFly iSCSI target.
-- Improved tools and procedures to join shared boot-image clients into a Microsoft Active Directory Domain
-- Ability to assign multiple iSCSI boot targets to a client with boot default, failover, and user-selectable target options
-- netBoot/i services - in addition to running on Windows, these are now available as a Linux daemon running under Linux
-- Ability to install RHEL, SLES, Windows Server 2008 or Vista Enterprise directly from DVD to iSCSI storage
-- Support for Diskless PCs and Remote Boot Flexible Desktop Computing Options under the Windows Vista Enterprise program
"With netBoot/i v2.5 we are delivering key new iSCSI boot functionality that customers have told us they need to more broadly deploy SAN Boot across the enterprise," said Steve Marfisi, Technical Services Manager of emBoot. "With this release of netBoot/i, we are again demonstrating our commitment to delivering a powerful and cost-effective iSCSI boot solution for the test lab, desktop computing and virtual/physical server environments."
About netBoot/i
netBoot/i utilizes industry-standard iSCSI architecture to allow boot from SAN of any Windows (Vista Enterprise, Server 2008/2003/2000, XP/XPe) or Linux devices using existing low-cost Ethernet adapters versus more expensive host bus adapters (HBAs). netBoot/i is available today from a worldwide network of partners including Integrators, Distributors, OEMs, and iSCSI storage vendors.
About emBoot Inc.
emBoot's iSCSI boot solutions significantly reduce the time, cost, and complexity of deploying and maintaining physical or virtual servers and desktops while also improving system availability and reducing disaster recovery times. emBoot is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit http://www.emboot.com/.
netBoot/i is a registered trademark of emBoot Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
