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Demartek Evaluation of QLogic-HP SSCM Software
There has been much confusion and discussion about the ease of installation and the ease of use of Fibre Channel storage. Some technology professionals, after
looking at Fibre Channel storage technology, have decided that it is too complicated and have concluded that deploying iSCSI storage, running over Ethernet, would be
simpler. In this report we compare deploying a Fibre Channel SAN with the SSCM enterprise software to deploying an iSCSI SAN in the traditional method.
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ESG Lab Validation
The real-world performance capabilities of the IBM DS5020
Express were assessed by ESG Lab at an IBM facility located in Tuscon, Arizona.
The methodology presented in this report was designed to assess the performance capabilities of a single IBM DS5020 Express storage system shared by multiple
virtual servers running a mix of real-world application workloads. The cooperation of VMware, IBM and QLogic was key to the success of this project.
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QLogic Stacks Up Fibre Channel Switch Win—with HP
QLogic has expanded its OEM relationship with HP to include stackable
FC switches that are fully integrated with HP Simple SAN Connection Manager. Combine that with HP servers and storage, and HP can now offer highly available, rapidly
scalable, end-to-end 8 Gb FC SAN solutions to support physical or virtualized server environments. This should place HP in a very good position to address pressing
IT priorities and could help elevate QLogic's standings in the FC switch market.
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Centralized SAN for Interruption-Free Coverage of 2010 FIFA World Cup Powered by QLogic Stackable Switches
Bell Micro Partner Mediatec Trusts QLogic Storage Networking Solutions for International Broadcast Center's Central Storage Area Network
QLogic 5802V Series Fibre Channel stackable switches provided the backbone of the International Broadcast Center's
(IBC) storage area network (SAN) at the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Enterprise Strategy Group
QLogic Stacks Up Fibre Channel Switch Win—with HP
QLogic has expanded its OEM relationship with HP to include stackable FC switches that are fully integrated
with HP Simple SAN Connection Manager. Combine that with HP servers and storage, and HP can now offer highly
available, rapidly scalable, end-to-end 8 Gb FC SAN solutions to support physical or virtualized server
environments. This should place HP in a very good position to address pressing IT priorities and could help
elevate QLogic's standings in the FC switch market.
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EMC Symmetrix V-Max 8Gb/s Fibre Channel and FICON Launched
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today
further strengthened the capabilities of the world's leading high-end storage array -- the EMC® Symmetrix® V-Max® --
becoming the first to offer 8Gb/s connectivity and other features that enable customers to improve data center flexibility,
performance and total cost of ownership.
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HP Fortifies Line of Fibre Channel Switching Defenses with QLogic
Design win trumps Brocade, Cisco for edge switching.
SSG-NOW Assessment
This impressive win with the #1 server manufacturer and the #3
storage vendor by revenue signals QLogic's rapid advances in the rapidly evolving $1 billion Fibre Channel edge switch market.
The fact that the #1 server vendor selected QLogic's edge switches for its Converged Infrastructure strategy because of their
scalability and adaptability is significant news.
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HP Adds 8Gb Fibre Channel Switches from QLogic to Portfolio
QLogic Corp. (NSDQ: QLGC) today announced that its 5800V and 5802V Series 8Gb FC switches
are now available from HP (NYSE: HPQ) as scalable SAN solutions for use with HP's server and storage portfolios,
including HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect, HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) and HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Virtual Array (EVA) systems.
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EMC Symmetrix V-Max First to Market with 8Gb Fibre Channel and FICON
". . .the EMC® Symmetrix® V-Max®—becoming the first to offer 8Gb/s connectivity and other features
that enable customers to improve data center flexibility, performance and total cost of ownership . . ."
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QLogic Named HP Virtual Connect Partner for HP BladeSystem Fibre Channel Products
HP Virtual Connect Technology Increases Network Utilization, Simplifies Network
Management, and Reduces Costs in the Data Center Sept. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. …
today announced that it is a manufacturing and marketing partner for the new HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port
Fibre Channel module. This new Virtual Connect module extends the HP Virtual Connect portfolio and operates
in HP BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 enclosures to provide "wire once - change ready" storage area network (SAN)
connectivity for all HP ProLiant and Integrity BladeSystem c-Class blade servers.
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IBM Boasts of Full 8Gb Fibre Channel for Blades
IBM is making the rounds this week talking up a new 8 Gb Fibre Channel daughter
cards for its BladeCenter blade servers, saying that it is the only blade maker that can deliver 8 Gb
performance all the way out to the storage area network.
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QLogic Adapters, Combined with SUSE Linux, are Ideal for Enterprise Data Center
Press release covering QLogic's announcement that its 8Gb/4Gb/2Gb Fibre Channel,
1GbE iSCSI, 40Gb/20Gb (QDR/DDR) InfiniBand®, and 10Gb Enhanced Ethernet Converged Network Adapter
products are qualified with the latest distribution of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 from Novell, the Linux
platform that drives mission-critical computing from the desktop to the data center for physical and
virtual environments.
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QLogic Enhances Connectivity of HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch
Press release covering QLogic's announcemen of the addition of QLogic® Transparent
Router™ (TR) functionality to the HP StorageWorks 8/20q 8Gb Fibre Channel family of switch products.
The addition expands the connectivity of Fibre Channel fabrics and allows them to be easily merged with
seamless interoperability and a high level of security.
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QLogic Adapter Technology Included in Latest Version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Press release covering QLogic's announcement qualifying its 8/4/2Gb Fibre Channel,
1GbE iSCSI, and 10GbEE Converged Network Adapters with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3. QLogic Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) Converged Network Adapters technology is included in the latest distribution of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.
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QLogic SANbox 5800V Stackable Switches Qualified by EMC as E-Lab Tested
Announcement of the QLogic® SANbox® 5800V Series 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable
switches qualified by EMC as E-Lab(tm) Tested for use with EMC® CLARiiON® and EMC Symmetrix®
networked storage systems. With E-Lab qualification, EMC customers can use QLogic and EMC solutions
to deploy highly scalable, high performance 8Gb Fibre Channel networks. The highly comprehensive E-Lab
qualification process tests configurations that replicate real-world environments to help ensure customer satisfaction.
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8Gb Fibre Channel Slowly Makes Its Mark
Data storage systems are like adrenaline junkies -- they have a never-ending
thirst for faster speeds. Consequently, Fibre Channel, which has been a popular connectivity option
in large enterprises, now finds itself making the transition from a top speed of 4 Gbit/s to 8 Gbit/s
as the new high end. To date, the change had not encountered any technical hiccups, but has been moving
slowly because some see a transition point on the horizon away from Fibre Channel to other high-speed
networking option.
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EMC Clusters New Storage Systems for Virtual Data Centers
EMC is taking on the challenge of the virtual data center with a new storage system
and architecture that's designed to support the booming trend to virtualize servers, storage, and
networking resources in order to use them in a more flexible manner to accommodate the real-time demands
of business processes and applications. The Symmetrix V-Max raises the bar for high-end storage and offers
three times the usable capacity, twice the connectivity, and three times the performance of the company's
current top-of-the-line Symmetric, the DMX-4, which will continue.
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SANBlaze Technology Announces 8Gb Fibre Channel Target Emulation System
With this newest SANBlaze platform, customers can finally test 8G hardware and storage
applications in their test and development environments, reducing the need to deploy large
farms of physical “scratch” disks, providing high performance, non-volatile disk media at a
fraction of the cost of physical disks.
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EMC Announces Symmetrix V-Max
EMC announced its new Virtual Matrix Architecture as well as it new third
generation Symmetrix V-Max. DCIG’s blogger Wendt reviews EMC’s release.
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FCIA Achieves Milestone for 16GFC
FCIA Announces Milestone towards Completing New 16GFC Fibre Channel Standard October 20, 2009
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) today announced that the 16GFC
development within ANSI INCITS T11.2 Committee is proceeding at an accelerated pace as the FC-PI-5
document is entering the letter ballot process.
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Opnext Demos 16Gb Fibre Channel Longwave
Opnext recently announced the availability of a 16G Fibre Channel Long Wave (FC LW)
SFP+ Transceiver prototype. This is the industry's first live demonstration of a 16G Fibre Channel Long Wave SFP+. Storage OEMs are currently in the process of rolling out
their 8G FC products. Next generation products for 16G FC are planned for 2010 according to the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA).
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