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- Server Virtualization and SANs
- Emulex is currently the only vendor offering NPIV support in its HBAs, both traditional and blade-sized, and drivers. NPIV has been implemented cooperatively by Emulex and IBM and is now successfully deployed on the IBM zSeries mainframe product line, an environment where virtual machines are extensively used in demanding production...
- Tags: Emulex Corp., SAN, NPIV, Mainframes, Server Virtualization, Servers, Virtualization, Linux, Utility Computing, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Introducing N_Port Identifier Virtualization for IBM System z9
- This paper describes the N_Port ID Virtualization NPIV feature in a Fibre Channel Protocol FCP fabric. NPIV is a new feature available with IBM System z9 109 servers. NPIV allows a single FCP port to register multiple WorldWide Port Names WWPN with a fabric name server. Each registered WWPN is...
- Tags: Fibre Channel, IBM Corp., NPIV, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2006-04-06
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- Enhanced SAN Connectivity for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 and 2008
- Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager VMM provides a comprehensive management application for Microsoft virtualized environments. Emulex 4Gb/s and 8Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs and FCoE Converged Network Adapters CNAs work with Virtual Machine Manager to provide a fully integrated SAN solution for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server and...
- Tags: Emulex Corp., SAN, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- White papers 2008-07-01
- NPIV: Emulex Virtual HBA and Brocade, Proven Interoperability and Proven Solution
- N-Port ID Virtualization NPIV is an extension to the Fibre Channel industry standard, which is available across the Emulex Host Bus Adapter HBA product line and the Brocade Storage Area Network SAN switches and directors. NPIV delivers significant advantages for running multiple Virtual Machines VMs and managing the workload across...
- Tags: Interoperability, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Emulex Corp., N-Port ID Virtualization, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Cisco MDS and Emulex Virtual HBA Solutions for VMware Infrastructure 3: A Technology Overview for SAN Connectivity Using NPIV in a VMware ESX Server 3.5 Environment
- Virtualization. This one word speaks volumes and is first on the minds and the agendas of most IT professionals today - and it has to be. For the ever increasing service and resource demands placed on IT departments by users to remain manageable - or to become manageable - the...
- Tags: Information Technology, Environment, Emulex Corp., SAN, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, Cisco Systems Inc., VMWare ESX, IT Organization, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Data Centers, Hardware, Servers, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2007-10-08
- NPIV and Fibre Channel Interconnect Options for HP BladeSystem c-Class White Paper
- N Port ID Virtualization NPIV is an industry-standard Fibre Channel FC protocol that provides a means to assign multiple FC addresses on the same physical link. HP is the first vendor to offer an NPIV-based FC interconnects option for blade servers with HP BladeSystem c-Class, the latest HP BladeSystem architecture....
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Fibre Channel, N Port ID Virtualization, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Supporting Server Virtualization
- Virtual server technology is here to stay. As initial development trials roll into production, its adoption will continue to grow dramatically over the coming years. For storage teams, the adoption of virtual server technology introduces a new set of challenges. Although new storage technologies such as NPIV will make implementation...
- Tags: Storage, Virtual Server, Virtual Server Technology, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Sharing FCP Adapters Through Virtualization
- The IBM System z9 and its predecessors pioneered server virtualization, including the sharing of data storage subsystems among the virtual servers of a host computer using the channel-sharing capabilities of FICON channels in Fibre Channel FC fabrics. Now industry-standard Small Computer System Interface SCSI devices in storage area networks must...
- Tags: Fibre Channel, IBM Corp., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Servers
- White papers 2007-01-11
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