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The Emulex LPe1205-HP enables enterprise-class SAN connectivity with the reliability, performance, scalability, and virtualization features demanded by today’s leading data centers. |
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Support Server Virtualization Initiatives |
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Server consolidation and asset utilization are becoming key initiatives for many IT organizations. Emulex has been at the forefront, working with SAN eco-system partners to introduce greater functionality and support for virtualization technologies. Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs support
Server Side virtualization and platforms from VMware, Microsoft and Linux.
- Provide more bandwidth, CPU efficiency, and responsiveness required for large virtual server deployments
- Comprehensive virtualzation capabilities with support for
Server Side N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and Virtual Fabric. In addition, the LPe1205-HP fully supports HP Virtual Connect.
- Enhance storage management capabilities in a virtual
server environment by leveraging NPIV to virtualize the HBA port. Through NPIV assign multiple Fibre Channel addresses on the same physical link giving each virtual machine a unique path to storage.
- Comply with SAN management best practices and leverage standard SAN management tools in a virtual server environment.
- Leverage traditional
methods of zoning and LUN masking in a virtual server environment
- Gives SAN administrators an enhanced ability
to both trace from a virtual machine to an RDM (available
today) but also be able to trace back from an RDM to a
VM
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Virtual Machines maintain storage connection even after migration.
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Track I/O throughput, storage traffic and utilization on a virtual machine level.
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Supports up to 255 unique NPIV-enabled virtual machine connections per channel
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Uncompromising Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability |
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Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs are well known for their quality and reliability providing investment protection for years to come.
- Support for advanced error-checking and robust data integrity capabilities, Emulex solutions are designed to ensure your data is protected.
- Easy deployment of new firmware releases without disruptive system reboots.
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Efficiently Manage Thousands of HBAs |
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With HBAnywhere,
Emulex offers “secure” scalable management tools providing the ability to manage thousands of HBAs from a single GUI based management console regardless of the operating system platform.
- Common administrative activities such as firmware upgrades, diagnostics, and parameter setting can be initiated across the entire SAN in seconds to address dynamic SAN environments.
- Browser connectivity option provides unparalleled accessibility from anywhere in the world.
- CLI based interface and scripting capability enables enhanced efficiency through automation.
- Common driver model allows for a single driver to support all Emulex HBAs on a given operating system.
- Universal Boot capability - automatically selects appropriate boot image.
- Boot from SAN capability reduces system management costs and increases uptime.
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Support Power Conservation Initiatives |
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Power is a critical commodity in today’s data center and Emulex HBA solutions are designed to support power efficiency (“Green”) initiatives such as consolidation of physical server through blade server and virtual server technologies.
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Works in Your SAN Now and In the Future |
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Interoperability enables easy deployment and continuous availability in a heterogeneous SAN environment.
- Standards based technology
- Interoperability tested with leading system, switches, arrays, and software.
- Driver support included in standard operating system in-box or standard distributions.
- Easy firmware and driver upgrades ensure that your SAN solution is future-proof.
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