Developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), iSCSI is a standard storage access protocol for interconnecting servers and storage using an IP-based network interconnect. iSCSI is built upon the SCSI and TCP/IP protocols, the dominant standards for storage and networking in use today. This whitepaper thoroughly describes the technical aspects of a virtualized infrastructure. Specifically, how to apply storage and server virtualization technologies to cost-effectively achieve a dynamic, high-performance IT infrastructure that is simple to manage and scale.