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HP Selects 8Gb FC Switches From QLogic
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(19/02/2010)
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HP Selects 8Gb FC Switches From QLogic... and not Cisco
http://www.storagenewsletter.com/news/connection/qlogic-hp-8gb-fc-switch es
QLogic Corp. announced that its 5800V and 5802V Series 8Gb FC switches are now available from HP 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.
Branded as the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb FC Switches, the switches incorporate QLogic’s unique inter-switch link (ISL) technology, which enables companies to reduce total-cost-of-ownership by up to 43 percent compared to non-stackable alternatives, according to a recent economic value study from Wikibon. (The Total Cost of Ownership of Stackable Switches, by Wikibon)
The switch’s dedicated high speed 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) FC stacking ports, which can be easily upgraded to 20 Gbps performance, make possible the innovative stackable architecture of the HP SN6000. By providing high performance, dedicated switch-to-switch connectivity through stacking ISLs, the SN6000 eliminates cabling sprawl and preserves 8 Gbps FC ports specifically for device connectivity - meaning no user ports are needed for connecting SN6000 switches to each other. By reducing cable and connection costs while enhancing SAN performance, the SN6000 enables lower capital and operational expenditures. In addition, it enables automated management and improved administrative productivity through management software included with every switch.
“QLogic continues to innovate and lead the way in Fibre Channel stackable switch solutions,” said Jesse Parker, vice president and general manager, Network Solutions Group, QLogic. “Our 8Gb Fibre Channel switches provide industry-leading performance while allowing businesses to build scalable SANs with minimal business disruption at considerably lower costs and significantly reduced complexity.”
“Customers can mitigate risk by adopting a networking infrastructure that can scale in a modular, non-disruptive way as storage needs change,” said Bob Wilson, vice president, Platforms Division, StorageWorks, HP. “The HP SN6000 Stackable FC Switches utilizing 8Gb Fibre Channel technology deliver storage networking that customers can leverage to keep up with growing data volumes."
“Wikibon believes that stackable switches are a significant improvement over non-stackable switches. Stackable switches scale to 25 percent higher user port counts, simplify configuration growth and improve inter-switch bandwidth and manageability,” said Dave Vellante, founder and chief research advocate, Wikibon. “For CIOs this means better asset leverage because you have greater granularity at scale.”
The stackable design of the HP SN6000 Stackable FC Switches offers improved flexibility and eliminates the need to reconfigure switches, leading to better productivity for IT staff and less disruption for users. Conventional switching technology requires at least two ports to link to other switches in the data center. For example, if all 24 ports of a switch are used, an IT manager would need to repurpose four device ports to ISL ports in order to connect to other switches. The design of the SN6000, with dedicated stacking ports, enables non-disruptive expansion requiring the IT manager to only add stacking cables between the switches without interrupting application uptime.
“By providing stacking ports that deliver 20 Gbps switch-to-switch connectivity, QLogic makes it possible for businesses to grow their switches as slowly or quickly as they need by simply ‘stacking,’ avoiding the disruptive ‘rip and replace,’ process,” said David Floyer, chief technology officer, Wikibon. “This enables companies to scale with less business impact, which decreases the chance of downtime and improves productivity of the organization.”
“CFOs will rejoice over the numerous cost-savings, short-term and long-term, that QLogic’s innovative, stackable switch technology delivers,” continued Vellante. “Companies aren’t buying capacity they don’t need. IT departments can simply add ports if and when necessary, which is much more efficient. This translates to better utilization of cash, an improved balance sheet and the ability to take advantage of price reductions over time.”
8Gb Fibre Channel Switches Address Need
for Increased SAN Bandwidth in Virtualized Data Centers
As multi-core servers begin to drive higher adoption rates of virtualization, there is a commensurate increase in customer demand for higher bandwidth connectivity options. With 20 dedicated 8 Gbps FC device ports per switch and scalable to more than 500 device ports in the fabric, HP SN6000 switches address the needs of server virtualization, massive storage capacities, resource-intensive applications and other sources of unpredictable IT growth.
Simple to Install with Intuitive Management Tools
Seamless integration of the SN6000 is a snap with HP’s Simple SAN Connection Manager (SSCM), an integrated suite of intuitive installation and monitoring tools exclusive to HP’s H-series portfolio. Available with the SN6000, SSCM has the ability to manage an entire SAN implementation from a single management console.
The HP StorageWorks SN6000 is available immediately.
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BRU PE 2.1.0 Announcement Update
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(26/08/2010)
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BRU PE 2.1.0 Announcement Update
In the recent July monthly Reseller Newsletter we announced the availability of BRU PE 2.1, its associated functionality enhancements, and that reported bugs had b...
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QStar supports HIT NETZON Blu-ray libraries
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(23/08/2010)
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Mary Esther, Florida - August 23, 2010
QStar Technologies, Inc., a global leader in enterprise class archive, data management and disaster prevention software and solutions announced today suppor...
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ATTO Improves Xtend SAN
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(04/08/2010)
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ATTO Improves Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X
We are pleased to announce that ATTO has released version 3.30 of its Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X software. Xtend SAN allows Mac ...
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NEW: BRU Server Desktop
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(03/08/2010)
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NEW: BRU Server Desktop - BRU Server Desktop is a new product that
supports clients that require robust data backup and restore
services on a single system that contains large amounts...
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ATTO release of ExpressSAS 6Gb RAID
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(02/08/2010)
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Announcing the initial release of ExpressSAS 6Gb RAID V1.10!
We are pleased to announce the general release of ExpressSAS 6Gb RAID v1.10 to our channel, International customers and all end-us...
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availability of 3CX Phone System 9
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(27/07/2010)
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We are happy to announce the availability of 3CX Phone System 9!
Version 9 builds on the proven architecture of 3CX Phone System 8 and adds Video support, Shared Line Appearance, automatic depl...
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3Gb ESAS host adapter FW
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(02/07/2010)
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we wanted to make you aware of the immediate availability of the latest 3Gb ESAS host adapter maintenance release.
Some of the changes made to the 3Gb Drivers and Firmware include:
This updat...
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Seagate 2.5" & 3.5" now in 600GB 6Gb SAS
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(28/06/2010)
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Seagate® Savvio® 10K.4 2.5" and Cheetah® 15K.7 3.5" enterprise class drives now available with up to 600GB and 6Gb/s SAS
Seagate is now offering the highest performance drives with up to 600GB ca...
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ATTO new Celerity FW release
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(28/06/2010)
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Announcing the release of Celerity 4Gb Mac V3.44 and Celerity 8Gb Mac V1.34
We are pleased to announce the release of Celerity 4Gb Mac V3.44 and Celerity 8Gb Mac V1.34. This is a no-charge upgrad...
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StorMagic SvSAN plugin
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(28/06/2010)
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SvSAN vCenter 2.5 and vSphere Update 6 support
The plugin upgrade for vSphere update 2 and vCenter 2.5 update 6 is now available from the supportsuite download section named "SvSAN 4-1-764 Plugin ...
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StorMagic updates to vSphere & vCenter 2.5
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(17/06/2010)
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StorMagic will be announcing a patch update to vSphere Update 2 and vCenter 2.5 Update 6 next week. You will receive notification from us when this is available. Keep in mind the current version of...
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Seagate announces 4K HD formatting
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(19/05/2010)
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4K SECTOR FORMATTING – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
What is 4K sector format?
4K sector format is a new industry-wide standard that changes the physical sector size on hard disk drives from 512 bytes to...
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upgrade your Qualstar to LTO5
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(17/05/2010)
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Qualstar libraries are so very flexible and future proof that an upgrade from LTO3 to LTO5 will not usually pose any problems. Try that with any other library vendor!
LTO 5 upgrades are going to b...
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Emulex Gains Share in 8Gb FC
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(13/05/2010)
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Emulex Gains Share in Two of the Fastest Growing Fibre Channel Adapter Market Segments According to Dell’Oro Group
Dell'Oro Group Reports Emulex Has Gained Market Share Over its Nearest Competito...
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Sanbolic Melio 2010, a Data Protection Solution
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(10/05/2010)
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Sanbolic Melio 2010, a Data Protection Solution
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on Mon, May 10th, 2010
For Hyper-V deployments
Melio 2010 from Sanbolic, Inc. provides...
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Unmatched Performance of QLogic's 8Gb Adapters
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(30/04/2010)
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Accelerate Your Applications with the Unmatched Performance of QLogic's 8Gb Adapters
Without adequate application performance, productivity will be impacted, which directly affects revenue. Applic...
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April 2010 TOLIS Group Reseller Newsletter
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(06/04/2010)
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* TOLIS Group at NAB - We will be attending the Final Cut Pro Super Meet next week on Wednesday, April 14 in the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Tim Jones, TOLIS president, CTO, and...
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FalconStor and Violin deliver SSD appliance
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(02/04/2010)
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FalconStor and Violin Deliver the First SAN-based, Solid-State Storage Solution to Simultaneously Accelerate Application Reads and Writes as Well as General SAN Performance
New FalconStor NSS SA...
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Emulex and Intel Xeon's 5600 7600
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(31/03/2010)
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Emulex Adapters Optimized for New Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 and 7500 Series Platforms
Server Refresh Driving 8Gb/s Fibre Channel and 10Gb/s Ethernet Adoption
COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIR...
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JMR BlueStor DigiLab RED 4K Video Server
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(29/03/2010)
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The new JMR BlueStor DigiLab High Performance Video Server is a flexible open platform storage system that delivers unprecedented on-set digital image processing, monitoring and control functionali...
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ATTO R380 vs LSI 8888ELP and Adaptec ASR5085
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(25/03/2010)
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In the pdf attached above, you will find the complete benchmark paper comparing the LSI 8888ELP to the ATTO R380. These two models were compared for MB/S, large block transfers, typical of what is ...
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Tandberg aims disk with deduplication at SMBs
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(26/02/2010)
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Tandberg Data is getting into the data deduplication game for SMBs with a new application for NAS and removable disk systems, with the help of a little-known dedupe developer.
Tandberg today la...
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Emulex HBAs Selected by Compellent
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(17/02/2010)
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Emulex HBAs Selected by Compellent for Storage Center SAN Solutions
8Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs Deliver Increased Reliability, Performance and vPorts to Compellent Customers
COSTA MESA, Calif.--(B...
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StorMagic Signed 60 Resellers
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(17/02/2010)
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In one year
StorMagic, developer of iSCSI SAN management software for virtualized server environments, has signed more than 60 resellers since the launch of its SvSAN' storage virtual appliance a ...
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600GB SAS SFF HDD 10Krpm by Toshiba
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(17/02/2010)
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One week after similar announcement by Seagate
Toshiba Corporation announced a new high-performance, low-power HDD product line for enterprise applications that draws on synergies achieved by the ...
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Fiscaal voordeel bij aanschaf UPS
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(15/02/2010)
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De overheid subsidieert vanaf 1 januari 2010 energiezuinige UPS-systemen door middel van de Energie-investeringsaftrek (EIA). Het voordeel bedraagt ongeveer 11% van de investeringskosten.
http://t...
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Emulex OneConnect 10Gb/s VMware vSphere 4
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(10/02/2010)
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Emulex Announces VMware vSphere 4 Certification of OneConnect 10Gb/s Ethernet Network Adapters
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010
Author: PHILIP ALSOP
"VMware Customers Benefit from Improved Ass...
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SONY to develop LTO5 media
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(10/02/2010)
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Sony Corporation, Storage Media Division to Develop LTO5 Tape Media Technology with up to 3 TB Storage Capacity (2:1 compressed)
Sony Corporation, Storage Media Division has signed the LTO5 lice...
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