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Emulex Virtualization Technology Leverages IBM SAN Connections

Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs selected for IBM power servers
By Virtualization News
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December 17, 2008 01:00 PM EST
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IBM has selected Emulex Corporation's LightPulse 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for the new IBM Power Systems servers. By leveraging Emulex HBAs, IBM may provide customers with the increased I/O bandwidth, manageability and CPU efficiency required to support the increased deployment of virtualized servers and high transaction databases.

Offering industry-standard N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support, Emulex's LPe12000 family of 8Gb/s HBAs "virtualize" SAN connections so that each virtual machine has independent access to its own protected storage. Emulex Virtual HBA technology, when combined with the IBM Power platform, PowerVMTM virtualization technology and the IBM AIX operating system, enables customers to leverage SAN management tools and best practices, such as fabric zoning and LUN mapping/masking.

Published December 17, 2008 – Reads 1,169
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