QLogic 2600 Series 16Gb Gen 5 FC HBAs Double Performance and Flexibility - Manual (Page 2)

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Industry Environment
Converged networks and traditional Fibre Channel SaNs using 16Gb will
be how enterprise businesses will meet the challenges of it trends and
advancements in applications and technology.
it trends
explosive growth in the number and complexity of Web 2.0, databases,
backup, big data, cloud computing, and other enterprise applications are
driving workloads exponentially in the data center. there are more users,
more devices, and more data than ever before.
the infrastructure in the data center is becoming increasingly complex
due to mixed deployment models: discrete, virtual, and cloud. For these
reasons, data center managers need to deliver a high performance and
reliable infrastructure that is simple to manage and lowers costs.
application and technology advancements
Data center managers are experiencing tremendous application growth and
increased use of server virtualization. enterprise applications that require
high-performance bandwidth include database, backup, cloud computing,
data migration, disaster recovery, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDi).
additional technology advancements include multi-core processors,
more memory, server workloads, solid state drives, and PCie
® 3.0. these
advancements allow greater agility and increase in optimization using
new architectures. Networked storage is a key component to solving
the demand for higher bandwidth. Converged networks and traditional
Fibre Channel SaNs using 16Gb is how enterprise businesses will meet
these challenges.
Customer Benefits
the benefits of 10Gb Fibre Channel over ethernet (FCoe) are well understood.
Business managers are experiencing lower total cost of ownership (tCO)
and leaner infrastructures. For organizations that continue to invest in Fibre
Channel SaNs, 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel brings
added performance and
functionality. 16Gb Fibre Channel is 40 percent faster than 10G ethernet
FCoe and two times faster than 8Gb Fibre Channel. therefore, 16Gb Gen
5 Fibre Channel improves your price per performance, lowers your power
per gigabit, and increases PCie slot conservation. also, 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre
Channel backward compatibility ensures investment protection.
QLogic I/OFlex Technology
the QLogic FlexSuite network adapter platform has the flexibility to power
native 16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel or 10Gb ethernet converged networks from
the same hardware. QLogic i/OFlex technology enables it administrators to
build out the infrastructure of their data centers at their own pace. QLogic
provides the versatility to handle any protocol, any host, any storage, and
any fabric—addressing the demands of the rapidly evolving enterprise.
i/OFlex is a free, field-configurable firmware upgrade that enables it
administrators to define personality (16Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel, 10Gbe, or
FCoe) on a single adapter.
enterprise businesses are under increasing pressure to expand it
services while maintaining low infrastructure and service costs.
Challenging it environments and changes in both technology and
application delivery make it imperative that it administrators choose
their infrastructure to maximize the return on investment. QLogic
delivers the performance, flexibility, scalability, and investment
protection to meet the needs of the enterprise data center. QLogic is
the trusted market leader of Fibre Channel adapters.
QLogic compared the overall performance of the 2600 Series 16Gb
Gen 5 Fibre Channel adapters with emulex adapters in a real-world
SaN environment with maximum throughput workloads. these tests
highlight the advantage delivered by the QLogic 2600 Series architecture
in both Microsoft exchange Server and Oracle environments compared
with emulex adapters.
QLogic i/OFlex technology provides a free, field-configurable firmware
upgrade, enabling it administrators to define personality (16Gb Fibre
Channel, 10Gb ethernet, or Fibre Channel over ethernet (FCoe)) on a
single adapter with the highest flexibility and investment protection.
Executive Summary