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As clusters grow to address the problems of increasing application complexity, interconnect performance has become a key
factor in overall application and clustered system performance. Finding the interconnect performance you need is a complex
task— however, when compared with two other adapters, Infin (...)
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QLogic InfiniPath SDR Adapters Outperform Mellanox DDR Adapters. ... Download <strong>QLogic
InfiniPath SDR Adapters Outperform Mellanox DDR Adapters</strong>. ...
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2010-03-11
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Realize the benefits of storage area networks (SANs) by using public or private networks. The benefits of SANs include centralized
data management, back up, and restoration of data, as well as remote archiving for disaster recovery and business continuity.
Host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, and multipro (...)
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Benefits and Methods of SAN Extension Using QLogic Switches and Routers. Source: QLogic
Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2010-03-11
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“The lower the communications latency, the faster the time-to-solution.” This truism, though logical and truthful, is only
useful to IT managers if it is accompanied by suggestions targeting ways to reduce communications latency. But help is here:
a single-chip application-specific integrated circuit (...)
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Introduction to QLogic InfiniPath InfiniBand Adapters. ... Download <strong>Introduction
to QLogic InfiniPath InfiniBand Adapters</strong>. Comments: ...
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2010-03-11
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Storage area network (SAN) administrators are under constant pressure to reduce costs, particularly in the area of storage
systems. iSCSI technology offers an alternative to fibre channel for implementing SANs enabled by Ethernet at a significantly
lower total cost of ownership. We contrast the options f (...)
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11 Reasons to Choose QLogic iSCSI HBAs over Software Initiators and TOE. Source: QLogic
Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2010-03-11
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A critical element of storage area network performance is the selection and deployment of a host bus adapter (HBA) with the
right architecture. But high-performance database solutions also need to be complemented by high-performance and scalable
input/output connectivity. Choosing the wrong components ca (...)
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QLogic vs. Emulex 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA: Performance Benchmarking with Oracle Workloads. Source ...
agility. Download <strong>QLogic vs. ...
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2010-03-11
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Organizations need lower ownership costs for hardware. But that’s not all. They also need a protected infrastructure investment,
and applications that perform the way they need them to, when they need them. To meet these demands, enterprise storage area
network (SAN) users must deploy a scalable host b (...)
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QLogic vs. ... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description:
Organizations need lower ownership costs for hardware. But that’s not all. ...
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2010-03-11
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Corporate e-mail usage is expected to jump 38 percent by 2009. Can our future data centers handle this load? By using QLogic’s
fibre channel host bus adapters (HBAs) in the Microsoft Exchange environment, your data centers can handle the load without
degrading overall performance—thus providing the b (...)
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Corporate e-mail usage is expected to jump 38 percent by 2009. Can our future data centers handle this load? By using QLogic’s
fibre channel host ... ...
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2010-03-11
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The network attached storage (NAS) model, based on network file systems (NFSs), creates a number of issues for high-performance
computing clusters (HPCC) systems. NFS is oriented toward access, not performance—which means that it does not scale as needed
for growing HPCC systems. It also adds another l (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: The network attached
storage (NAS) model, based on network file systems (NFSs), creates a ...
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2010-03-11
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Storage area networks (SANs) are complex structures that contain an infinite number of configuration possibilities—making
the process of configuring the devices to be installed into the SAN a lengthy one. To simplify the process, QLogic’s configuration
wizard provides users with some basic tools to g (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: Storage area networks
(SANs) are complex structures that contain an infinite number of ...
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2010-03-11
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IT managers know that choosing the Linux host bus adapter (HBA) for their data center infrastructures can impact the reliability
of their systems. That is why Linux-based servers are being deployed in many enterprises. You can use the reliability of QLogic
storage area networks (SANs) to drive more value (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: IT managers know
that choosing the Linux host bus adapter (HBA) for their data center ...
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2010-03-11
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The Solaris operating system has become the top choice for hosting data center applications. Sun Solaris platforms consistently
exceed the reliability requirements of enterprise data centers while at the same time reducing total cost of ownership (TCO).
QLogic fibre channel solutions are a perfect match (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: The Solaris operating
system has become the top choice for hosting data center applications. ...
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2010-03-11
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Small to medium businesses (SMBs) must adapt to technology innovations as well as the demand-driven consumer market. The
need for small computer system interfaces (SCSIs) on each server host, along with enhanced security needs have driven SMB
costs upwards. Is there a solution? Yes. Storage area networks (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: Case Study Description: Small to medium businesses
(SMBs) must adapt to technology innovations as well as the demand ...
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2010-03-11
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Fibre channel storage area networks (SANs) used to be implemented in only high-end enterprise class data centers, but this
is no longer the case. SANs have become more affordable and can be widely implemented without sacrificing performance. When
you need to expand your frame-based computer network, cons (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: Case Study Description: Fibre channel storage
area networks (SANs) used to be implemented in only high-end enterprise ...
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2010-03-11
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Permanent node-to-node data paths through a service area network (SAN) fabric are surprisingly inefficient. Some interswitch
links (ISLs) become oversubscribed, while others are underused, and don’t allow you to maximize the function of your existing
switch investments. Unclog your SAN’s data paths (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: Permanent node-to-node
data paths through a service area network (SAN) fabric are ...
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2010-03-11
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The first step to a successful storage area network (SAN) implementation is preplanning. Architecting a SAN not only helps
solve issues of storage consolidation, it facilitates day-to-day data center support and maintenance. A SAN investment should
save support dollars, not require additional support res (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: The first step to
a successful storage area network (SAN) implementation is preplanning. ...
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2010-03-11
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Traditionally, 1U and blade servers have not been attached to high-end fibre channel storage due to the cost of adding those
servers to the storage area network (SANs). However, by leveraging the HP StorageWorks EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option, you
can solve this problem. (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: Traditionally, 1U
and blade servers have not been attached to high-end fibre channel storage ...
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2010-03-11
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“Virtualization” may be a mature concept—but it has by no means stopped evolving. Keen on keeping on top of every new development
in virtualization solutions? Don’t get left behind! Learn about the next generation of host bus adaptor (HBA) virtualization
technologies and how they can help you con (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: “Virtualization”
may be a mature concept—but it has by no means stopped evolving. ...
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2010-03-11
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Ideally, your service area network (SAN) permits an uninterrupted flow of data all the time. Unfortunately, with changes
to the SAN fabric—when a server comes online, or when storage ports are added—the attendant tape backups might cause a serious
lapse in the flow of data. However, an interoperable (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: Ideally, your service
area network (SAN) permits an uninterrupted flow of data all the time. ...
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2010-03-11
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Storage area networks (SAN) continue to grow in size and complexity. Often, the ongoing cost of maintenance and upgrades
exceeds the initial acquisition and implementation cost. The ideal solution is to find an architecture that provides a simple
migration path without disrupting the existing infrastruct (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: Storage area networks
(SAN) continue to grow in size and complexity. ...
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2010-03-11
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The limited distance capabilities of storage area networks (SANs) make it difficult for IT managers to share, protect, and
move data over areas greater than ten kilometers. Using routers and switches that link SANs over Internet protocol wide area
networks (IP WANs) is one way to approach this difficulty (...)
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... Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: The limited distance
capabilities of storage area networks (SANs) make it difficult for IT ...
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2010-03-11