The Microsoft Storage Server 2008 implementation of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) is based on the industry standard developed to enable transmission of SCSI block commands over the existing IP network by using the TCP/IP protocol. The encapsulated SCSI commands and data can be transmitted over a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). iSCSI provides an ease of management to organizations looking to deliver both messaging traffic and block-based storage over existing Internet Protocol (IP) networks, without installing a separate Fibre Channel network
