/ciol/media/agency_attachments/c0E28gS06GM3VmrXNw5G.png)
Follow UsSUNNYVALE, USA: NetApp, a storage vendor, announced a convergence-ready end-to-end 10Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) infrastructure based on the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard.
This infrastructure enhances enterprises' ability to efficiently migrate to Ethernet and achieve capital and operational efficiencies.
NetApp and its FCoE partners, which also include Brocade, Cisco and QLogic, NetApp is expanding Ethernet as a storage infrastructure, offering a next-generation unified target adapter for its storage systems, switches, and converged network adapters (CNAs).
The move to converged data and storage networks has recently driven increased adoption of 10GbE in the data center; NetApp 10GbE target port shipments have more than doubled since June of 2008, from 3,000 to more than 7,500.
With NetApp and its solutions partners, customers can build end-to-end FCoE infrastructures while still supporting existing fibre channel investments and take a phased approach to consolidating their data centers around Ethernet. Now customers can build out their Ethernet infrastructure over time and while protecting previous infrastructure investments.
NetApp also offers QLogic 8100 Series CNA, Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, Brocade switches, blades and CNAs, and Emulex CNAs will also likely be added eventually.
Amit Vashi, vice president of Marketing, Host Solutions Group, QLogic, said: "FCoE is changing the way customers can use Ethernet in their data centers. Together with NetApp, we are adding value to FCoE by helping customers reduce data center complexity when running multiple protocols as they move to a unified Ethernet infrastructure."
Patrick Roger, vice president, Solutions Marketing, NetApp, said: "FCoE is a logical extension of our unified storage architecture. With our leadership in the space, we are helping more customers than ever meet their business needs without undue cost and complexity and without sacrificing investments they have already made in more expensive fibre channel systems."