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- CEMA Relies on HP StorageWorks and QLogic to Deliver Winning Networks for Its Customers
- CEMA is among the leading medium-sized service providers in Germany focusing on IT, networks and service. CEMA wanted to provide successful network solutions for customers. CEMA implemented solutions based on HP StorageWorks disk arrays and QLogic Host Bus Adapter and switch technology. As an HP Preferred Partner Gold, CEMA has...
- Tags: Customers Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, HP StorageWorks, QLogic Corp., CEMA, Utility Computing, Networking
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter 9.1.7.17 (Windows)
- 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
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Driver, QLogic Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-21
- QLogic iSCSI Adapter 2.1.4.19 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:QLogic iSCSI Adapter
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., QLogic Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-02-04
- 8Gb Delivers Enhanced Storage Area Network (SAN) Data Security
- The modern data center is faced with ever growing demands in the areas of virtualization; power consumption; Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability RAS; security; and manageability. QLogic's 8Gb HBAs address the growing need for SAN security by incorporating comprehensive authentication, authorization, access control, and data confidentiality solutions in its FC HBA...
- Tags: SAN, QLogic Corp., 8Gb, Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Security, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-21
- QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter 9.1.6.15 (Windows)
- 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
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Driver, QLogic Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-07
- Best Practices for Using QLogic iSCSI 6140 SANbox Routers With IBM Storage Subsystems
- Many organizations deploy only a small percentage of their servers to a Storage Area Network SAN. Conversely, a large percentage of all servers connect to Direct-Attached Storage DAS. DAS infrastructure prevents organizations from fully realizing the benefits of a consolidated storage strategy. These unrealized benefits include more efficient capacity utilization,...
- Tags: Router, QLogic Corp., Best Practice, IBM Corp., DAS Infrastructure, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-11-01
- Ethernet: The Drive for Convergence
- Convergence of networking technologies is a long held requirement for IT managers. The benefits gained by having a single infrastructure for data networking, storage networking, and inter-processor communications provide improved Total Cost of Ownership TCO. This is due to the use of common hardware for multiple network traffic types as...
- Tags: Ethernet, Network, QLogic Corp., Convergence, Roi/Tco, Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2007-10-22
- Optimizing Performance When Designing Highly Scalable SAN Solutions: Guidelines for SAN Architects
- Before the advent of stackable switch solutions, Storage Area Network SAN architects had to trade scalability vs. performance. Data traffic across the network was limited to relatively few Inter-Switch Links ISL. QLogic stackable switch solutions solve the scalability/performance dilemma. Each model in the SANbox 5000 series features a 4 pack...
- Tags: Performance, SAN, QLogic Corp., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-22
- Optimized IO Solutions to Maximize Blade Server ROI
- The popularity of blade servers is growing rapidly due to their advantages over traditional rack servers. IT managers are attracted to their denser physical design, lower cost, reduced power consumption, enhanced scalability, and easier maintenance. IT managers must carefully choose their IO hardware in order to maximize their blade server...
- Tags: Blade Server, Blade, QLogic Corp., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-22
- SAN Consolidation Lowers Storage Total Cost of Ownership Through QLogic's Economy of Scale
- Most IT organizations rely on Storage Area Network SAN solutions to provide business accessibility to their critical data. The complexity and scope of these solutions grow to meet ever-increasing storage capacity needs. The increasing complexity of storage solutions drives the need to consolidate SAN islands and create a plan for...
- Tags: Consolidation, SAN, QLogic Corp., SAN Consolidation, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-18
- SmartWrite - Accelerating SAN-Over-WAN Performance
- At the core of providing data services is the ability to copy, move, and replicate data locally and over long distances. However, SANs have limited distance capabilities (~10 km) and IT managers need to share, protect, and move data over distances greater than that. Routers and switches that link SANs...
- Tags: SAN, QLogic Corp., IT Manager, SmartWrite, Storage Area Networks (SAN), WANs, Storage Management, Storage, Networking, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Extending the SAN for SANbox 9000 Core Switches
- The best way to mitigate the limitations of a decentralized data environment is to create a core-to-core bridging strategy using standard, proven technologies. Core-to-core bridging is the QLogic term for linking the core networks between data centers. Data center switches, such as the SANbox 9200, can access remote SAN islands...
- Tags: SAN, QLogic Corp., Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Networking, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Connecting Low-Cost Servers to SAN
- Storage Area Networks SANs provide high-availability storage to servers within the corporate infrastructure. Due to high connection costs, IT typically does not add 1U and blade servers to the SAN. QLogic offers a solution that enables IT managers to extend the value of the SAN investment to low-cost servers: the...
- Tags: SAN, QLogic Corp., Server, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Benefits and Methods of SAN Extension Using QLogic Switches and Routers
- Fibre Channel based Storage Area Network SAN solutions continue to grow in popularity because they solve the following key storage issues: need for centralized management of storage, poor utilization of distributed, direct-attached storage, need for centralized backup/restoring of data, limited scalability of Direct-Attached Storage/Network-Attached Storage (DAS/NAS) solutions. QLogic software tools...
- Tags: Router, SAN, Benefit, QLogic Corp., Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Scaling the IBM System Storage DS4000 Connectivity on VMware
- Over the past few years, VMware and Blade Servers have taken the IT world by storm. According to Gartner, blade servers now account for 12.5% of all new servers and are expected to grow over 29% by 2009. IDC indicates that 10% of physical servers deployed in 2007 will run...
- Tags: Storage, QLogic Corp., VMware Inc., IBM Corp., Blade Servers, Servers, Utility Computing, Hardware
- White papers 2007-09-20
- Persistent Naming Using Udev in Linux Environments
- QLogic has been delivering industry leading Fibre Channel FC solutions in Linux. QLogic offers a wide range of management tools for Linux that ease the burden on Storage Area Network SAN administrators. These tools include SANsurfer FC HBA Manager with GUI and CLI interfaces, diagnostic tools, and utilities. In addition,...
- Tags: QLogic Corp., Linux, UNIX, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-26
- Double the ROI of Your EVA With iSCSI
- EVA is a share-able connectivity option that provides high-availability storage to servers. This paper discusses how IT managers can extend the value of the EVA to low-cost servers. Traditionally, 1U and blade servers have not been attached to high end Fibre Channel storage due to the cost of adding those...
- Tags: iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Connectivity Option, QLogic Corp., ROI, EVA, HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Ip storage, Servers, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking
- White papers 2007-07-06
- QLogic Switches Give CNBC an Edge With Improved Production Time
- To compete with other networks, CNBC makes programming compelling by providing a daily stream of animation, illustrations, and designs that vividly explain the business world to viewers. Each production staff member used a Mac Pro workstation with local storage and a 4TB Apple Xsan file server for shared files. But...
- Tags: CNBC, SAN, QLogic Corp., Apple Inc., Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-07-01
- QLogic Enables WAN File Sharing
- The office environment has become increasingly distributed over the last decade. The costs of maintaining facilities and employees in dense urban or even suburban locations have forced companies to create and/or better utilize remote offices and regional facilities. This requires that data be transferred and shared across the WAN. Several...
- Tags: QLogic Corp., Office Environment, WANs, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-06-04
- QLogic 1Gb PCI Ethernet Adapter (x64) 6.0.6000.16386 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:QLogic 1Gb PCI Ethernet Adapter (x64)
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Adapter, QLogic Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-04-17
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