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whitepaper The tested solution consists of one IBM System Storage DS4800 dual controller attached to 3 fibre channel EXP810 storage expansion arrays, for a total of 48 disks. The DS4800 maximum configuration offers up to 67 TB of fibre channel (112 TB SATA...
[16 May 2008]
whitepaper The blade servers utilize the IBM BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card connected to the BladeCenter Fibre Channel Switch Modules via the BladeCenter backplane. The paper is intended to present the general steps necessary to successfully deploy...
[16 May 2008]
whitepaper This paper reviews the energy consumption of tape libraries and Director-class Fibre Channel switches that make up an enterprise Tape SAN. The combination of the Sun StorageTek SL8500 Tape Library and the Brocade 48000 Director can reduce the...
[16 May 2008]
whitepaper SVC implements an indirection, or "virtualization", layer in a Fibre Channel storage area network (FC SAN). The IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) is a block storage virtualization appliance. The purpose of this paper is to provide detailed, step-by...
[16 May 2008]
whitepaper Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a newly proposed standard that is being developed by INCITS T11. The FCoE protocol specification maps Fibre Channel natively over Ethernet and is independent of the Ethernet forwarding scheme.
[11 Apr 2008]
whitepaper The Cisco MDS FC Bladeswitch for IBM BladeCenter delivers embedded 4-Gb Fibre Channel performance for IBM BladeCenter platforms, allowing customers to consolidate Storage Area Network (SAN) environments with a Fibre Channel switch that delivers...
[11 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Solutions with the right level of robustness were too expensive because of high-priced Fibre Channel (FC) drives. The enterprise data center has large amounts of business-important information that is only accessed periodically, but still must be...
[11 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Through extensive study of possible alternatives, Compaq determined that Fibre Channel is the best interconnect technology to propel future growth of enterprise storage. As a result, Compaq actively participates in industry standardization efforts...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Data distribution, data protection, and business continuance strategies are critical components of today’s information-centric businesses. The ability to efficiently replicate critical data on a global scale not only ensures a higher level of...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This white paper is an introduction to Cisco Systems optical and storage product offerings, with a focus on the new SL-Series Fiber Channel/FICON over SONET/SDH interface card for the Cisco ONS 15454, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This paper discusses the factors that need to be considered when extending FC SANs over existing MAN/WAN infrastructures, and summarizes the three options in extension technologies: IP/Ethernet networks, Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Depending on the available infrastructure, the exact performance requirements, and the customer's preference, either a Fibre Channel or a NAS infrastructure may be appropriate. This paper shows a number of reasons to give NAS strong consideration...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Storage Area Networks (SANs), using Fibre Channel technologies have become the storage solution of choice for data access and management in environments where data is growing exponentially. SANs offer data centralization, high performance, and easy...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This application note provides a performance comparison of the Sequenced Query Language (SQL) 2000 Server between Fibre Channel and Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) implementation via the Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper The most popular protocols for SANs include Fibre Channel, Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON), and IBM Fiber Connection (FICON). To accommodate the vast amounts of data needed throughout enterprises, many IT organizations are switching from...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Brocade Silkworm fibre channel switches and a Hitachi Data Systems/NetApp Enterprise GF960 NAS Gateway. GRZ IT Center had difficulties with the failsafe capability of their IT center. In order to facilitate business expansion and support their...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper FPL implemented CIENA's CN 2000 Storage Extension Solution which extends up to 16 Fibre Channel (FC), Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), ESCON, and FICONTM applications across any SONET/SDH, WDM, or Dark Fiber network through DS3, OC-3/12/48, or STM-1/4/16...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper With Dell, the campus consolidated storage using a storage area network(SAN) with a Dell/EMC CX400 Fibre Channel storage array; supplied faculty with IEEE 802.11b-compliant Dell notebooks equipped with Dell TrueMobile technology; and equipped Dell...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper To do this, PaymentOne worked closely with Dell Professional Services and the account team to deploy a scalable Dell cluster with no single point of failure; installed several Dell PowerEdge 1750, 2650, and 6650 nodes running Microsoft SQL Server...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper SuperClubs worked with Dell to implement a fully redundant, load-balanced Dell/EMC Fibre Channel storage unit; deploy SAP software on a server cluster running the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system; and back up data on a Dell...
[10 Apr 2008]
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