[ Thanks to Falko
Timme for this link. ]
“This guide explains how you can set up an AoE target and an AoE
initiator (client), both running Debian Squeeze. AoE stands for
“ATA over Ethernet” and is a storage area network (SAN) protocol
which allows AoE initiators to use storage devices on the (remote)
AoE target using normal ethernet cabling. “Remote” in this case
means “inside the same LAN” because AoE is not routable outside a
LAN (this is a major difference compared to iSCSI). To the AoE
initiator, the remote storage looks like a normal, locally-attached
hard drive. “