QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter of Choice in Microsoft Exchange Environments - Manual (Page 6)

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exceeds the requirements for next-generation exchange environments.
the unique caching solution of the 10000 Series adapter has the increased
performance needed to meet the escalating requirements of Microsoft
exchange Server. the results of the benchmark tests demonstrate the
i/O performance and scalability advantages of the QLogic 10000 Series
adapter for exchange server performance, which results in overall reduced
total cost of ownership (tCO).
Because Microsoft exchange is one of the most prevalent, business-critical
applications in enterprises, administrators go to great lengths to ensure
optimal performance. administrators consider scalability and performance
as major factors when they work to improve exchange server operation.
the QLogic 10000 Series adapter provides superior scalability and
performance for exchange servers, which makes it the right choice for
enterprise data centers.
exchange environments are carefully designed to cater to varying and
unpredictable loads. as heavier demands occur in the data center, the SaN
must contain the resources to meet the minimum business requirements
for higher performance. QLogic 10000 Series adapters support the required
performance scalability—400 percent increased iOPS and 80 percent
reduced latency—which makes a positive impact on an organization’s
bottom line. the QLogic 10000 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter with
built-in i/O caching is designed to meet the ever-increasing demands being
placed on Microsoft exchange environments.
QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter
the iOPS and throughput of the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel
adapter is best in class and provides an unprecedented level of high
performance, superior scalability, and enhanced reliability that exceeds the
requirements for next-generation data centers. as existing infrastructures
transition to 8Gb and beyond, increasing performance is necessary to meet
the escalating requirements of Microsoft exchange Server. the results
of the benchmark tests demonstrate the i/O performance and scalability
advantages of the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter over
the emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel LightPulse adapter. two of the key reasons
why the QLogic 2500 Series is a great fit for environments with Microsoft
exchange are the following:
• Microsoft exchange is the number-one, business-critical application
in small, medium, and large enterprises. administrators go to great
lengths to ensure delivery on the guaranteed uptimes. Scalability and
performance are major consideration factors when choosing a Fibre
Channel adapter. the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter
has proven its scalability and performance superiority, making it the
right choice for exchange administrators.
• exchange environments are carefully designed to cater to varying and
unpredictable loads. as heavier demands occur in the data centers,
the SaN must meet minimum business requirements for higher
performance. QLogic 2500 Series adapters support the scalability in
performance required with increasing users and user mailbox sizes,
which will make a positive impact on an organization’s bottom line.
the QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter scales to wire speed
as the quantity and size of i/Os increase. this efficiency is accentuated by
QLogic’s use of proprietary riSC processors in its aSiC, which is custom
built for high throughput, low power, and low latency operation.
it managers know that choosing the right adapter for their SaN
infrastructures can have a strong impact on the performance, agility, and
scalability of their enterprise storage environments. the results of this
study demonstrate that QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters
consistently outperform emulex LightPulse 12000 adapters in today’s real-
world environments and provide significant headroom for future scalability.
QLogic continues to meet the following growing SaN infrastructure
demands that discerning it managers must support:
• increasing use of server consolidation techniques through the
deployment of server virtualization technologies such as those from
aMD
® , hP, Dell ® , iBM ® , intel, Microsoft ® , Oracle ® , VMware ® , and
Xensource™ technologies
• an expected 470 million mailboxes by 2014, an annual growth rate of
12 percent
• Business continuity and compliance requirements that drive the
deployment of the following:
– Backup, remote, replication, and disaster recovery technologies
– archiving technologies, indexing, and search technologies
a high-performance and scalable Fibre Channel adapter, such as the
QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapter, will handle the load
efficiently without degrading the overall performance of the Microsoft
exchange Server. Storage trends demand higher utilization of bandwidth
and throughput from Fibre Channel adapters, and the QLogic 2500 Series
8Gb Fibre Channel adapters already deliver on this promise.
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