shared storage array

is there such a thing as a storage device that could be directly attached to
two or more servers ? i mean without a network between them and at u320 scsi
coomparable speed. i heard of a tpe of device such as a network storage array
(not a san nor sna) or sorts which would allow me to do just that: have a
storage device shared between two or more servers (a file-server, only with
direct acces, not over a network protocol, sort of like iSCSI, but faster and
not encapsulated into a network protocol).

Not that I've ever heard of.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

"Ardealul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsBA14F6C-72C2-4672-9B60-(E-Mail Removed)...
> is there such a thing as a storage device that could be directly attached
> to
> two or more servers ? i mean without a network between them and at u320
> scsi
> coomparable speed. i heard of a tpe of device such as a network storage
> array
> (not a san nor sna) or sorts which would allow me to do just that: have a
> storage device shared between two or more servers (a file-server, only
> with
> direct acces, not over a network protocol, sort of like iSCSI, but faster
> and
> not encapsulated into a network protocol).

You might want to look into MS Cluster Service.
Maybe this is what you look for.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...ng/default.asp


"Ardealul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsBA14F6C-72C2-4672-9B60-(E-Mail Removed)...
> is there such a thing as a storage device that could be directly attached
to
> two or more servers ? i mean without a network between them and at u320
scsi
> coomparable speed. i heard of a tpe of device such as a network storage
array
> (not a san nor sna) or sorts which would allow me to do just that: have a
> storage device shared between two or more servers (a file-server, only
with
> direct acces, not over a network protocol, sort of like iSCSI, but faster
and
> not encapsulated into a network protocol).