FCoE

September 12, 2013

DATA CENTER

Storage Distance by Protocol, Part IV: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

4 min read

In the past articles we’ve talked about doing distance extension for SANs, focusing first on building the physical elements that are required, before moving on to how Fibre Channel can be extended using buffer credits. In this article we’re going to talk about how it is best to think of extending Fibre Channel over Ethernet […]

September 10, 2013

DATA CENTER

Storage Distance by Protocol, Part III – Fibre Channel

5 min read

In Napkin Dialogues fashion, we learn about how Fibre Channel is used in long-distance situations.

September 9, 2013

DATA CENTER

Storage Distance by Protocol, Part II – Physical Layer

9 min read

In the second part of the FibreChannel and FCoE distance series, we learn about how the physical layer is critical for understanding storage distances before we ever get to the protocol.

September 9, 2013

DATA CENTER

Storage Distance by Protocol – FC, FCoE, and FCIP, Part I

7 min read

Understand how distance intersects with the choice of Fibre Channel, FCoE, FCIP, and iSCSI storage protocols.

July 10, 2013

DATA CENTER

#EngineersUnplugged S3|Ep3: FCOE, Fact or Fiction (Part 1)

1 min read

Welcome to another episode of Engineers Unplugged! This week features Cisco’s Andrew Levin (@AndLevin) discussing the use cases for FCOE with Nexus IS’s Paul Sferratore (@MadItalianATL). This is a detailed and nuanced debate of the pros and cons based on a variety of scenarios from large-scale to smaller deployments. Listen in and let us know […]

April 24, 2013

DATA CENTER

Introducing MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and MDS 9250i Multiservice Switch – Raising the Bar for Storage Networks

5 min read

The data center landscape has changed dramatically in several dimensions. Server virtualization is almost a defacto standard with a big increase in VM density. And there is a move towards world of many clouds.  Then there is the massive data growth. Some studies show that data is doubling in every 2 years while there is […]

April 9, 2013

DATA CENTER

Mega Trends are Reshaping Storage Area Networks. But Are You Ready?

1 min read

The data center landscape has changed dramatically in several dimensions. Server virtualization is almost a defacto in our customers’ data centers with a big increase in VM density. They are also moving towards world of many clouds.  And then there is the massive data growth. Some studies show that data is doubling in every 2 […]

March 27, 2013

DATA CENTER

Fibre Channel Standards, Speeds and Feeds, and Generation “X”

8 min read

Okay, I have a confession to make. I’ve been somewhat amused by Brocade’s recent “Gen 5” Fibre Channel campaign. After all, the idea that “we’re going to simply call 16G Fibre Channel something other than 16G Fibre Channel and pretend that people will not figure out that it’s really just 16G Fibre Channel” is, well, amusing!

March 2, 2013

DATA CENTER

The Napkin Dialogues: Lossless iSCSI

17 min read

We bring out the napkins again to discuss lossless iSCSI and its design implications