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Networks '98: Fibre channel faster for mass storage
News A more flexible and powerful solution than systems like UltraSCSI, Fibre channel offers speeds of 100MByte/s (fast Ethernet is 100Mbit/s - an order of magnitude slower) coupled with the ability to have 'nodes' separatd by kilometres, rather than...
[June 25, 1998, 13:43]
Fibre channel competitor wins approval
News The major competitor for iSCSI is the existing Fibre Channel protocol, which offers high performance and is well-established in the marketplace, but requires separate networks. While Fibre Channel is likely to remain the standard for large...
[February 13, 2003, 13:11]
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Storage Networking Evolution
White Papers Data centers typically run multiple separate networks, including an Ethernet network for client-to-server and server-to-server communications and a Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN). To support various types of networks, data centers use...
[June 12, 2008, 1:01]
Fibre Channel and iSCSI Performance Comparison for DSS Workloads Using SQL Server 2005
White Papers For many years, large enterprises have relied on Fibre Channel (FCP) as the default Storage Area Network (SAN) protocol for high-performance application and database workloads. As enterprises look to drive down costs and reduce the Total Cost of...
[August 31, 2007, 1:00]
Fibre Channel:QLogic Dell QLA2342M - FC HBA ... Package
Downloads Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.q23w32ScsiV90110_Dell/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter QLOGIC PSEUDO LUN
[July 28, 2004, 8:00]
Fibre Channel, SSA standards to meld
News Seagate and IBM have agreed to blend their competing serial interface standards, FC-AL (Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop) and SSA (Serial Storage Architecture). However, the firms cautioned that it will take a while before the resulting FC-EL (Fibre...
[September 16, 1996, 14:42]
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
Downloads Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.extract/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
[November 17, 2006, 6:00]
LSI Logic Ultra320 / Fibre Channel Miniport Driver
Downloads This package supports the following driver models:LSI Logic Ultra320 / Fibre Channel Miniport Driver
[November 4, 2008, 3:42]
Taneja Group: Next-Gen Fibre Channel Storage Systems Market Forecast
White Papers The Fibre Channel storage market is undergoing significant architectural and technological transition as end user purchasing criteria shift to emphasize price-performance, energy efficiency, capacity optimization, and simplified storage management.
[March 18, 2009, 20:16]
Discovering Fibre Channel Topology Through WBEM
White Papers A Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Area Network (SAN) is usually viewed as a central pool of FC storage that is accessible from many servers. However, FC SANs have many additional interoperating components such as servers and FC Host Bus Adapters (HBAs...
[November 22, 2006, 0:00]
Apple Fibre Channel Utility
Downloads Provides the ability to configure the Apple Fibre Channel PCI Cards including the Apple Dual- and Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel Card.
[February 13, 2007, 7:00]
Emulex LightPulse PCI Fibre Channel HBA (with adjunct driver)
Downloads Emulex LightPulse PCI Fibre Channel HBA (with adjunct driver)
[May 19, 2004, 8:00]
Compaq Fibre-Channel Host Controller
Downloads Compaq Fibre-Channel Host Controller. OS installed driver. For information only.
[June 19, 2003, 8:00]
ATTO Celerity FC-42XS Fibre Channel Adapter
Downloads ATTO Celerity FC-42XS Fibre Channel Adapter: The Celerity FC-42XS is the next-generation of ATTO's advanced storage connectivity solutions, leveraging the latest in storage performance -- 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel.
[October 22, 2004, 8:00]
Case Study: Clackamas County Oregon's Outdated Fibre Channel Infrastructure Runs Out of Capacity
White Papers Learn how one county government in the state of Oregon solved the problem of an aging Fibre Channel SAN that could not scale to meet growing needs. This case study discusses how Clackamas County's IT Department replaced an old Fibre Channel SAN...
[November 25, 2008, 12:55]
NetApp pushes Fibre Channel over Ethernet
News NetApp has introduced an end-to-end lineup of infrastructure products based on Fibre Channel over Ethernet for enterprises that want to consolidate their storage networks onto 10Gb Ethernet. On Tuesday, the storage and data-management specialist...
[August 12, 2009, 16:01]
HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option: mpx100 Fibre Channel to iSCSI Data Transport Performance White Paper
White Papers The mpx100 is a data transport device used to connect one or two Fibre Channel storage ports to one or two Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) IP ports. This allows standard host NICs or TOE NICs from GbE LANs to access SCSI storage using the iSCSI protocol.
[May 4, 2006, 10:17]
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
Downloads Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.extract/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
[October 11, 2005, 8:00]
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
Downloads Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.extract/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
[October 5, 2006, 8:00]
Designing Routed Fibre Channel SANs Using the HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router and HP MP Router Blade White Paper
White Papers By adding hierarchical networking to Fibre Channel (FC), HP has combined the flexibility and scalability of data networks with the performance and reliability of FC fabrics. This paper reviewed enabling technologies for routed Storage Area Networks...
[August 26, 2006, 1:00]
