Data Center iSCSI: Building next generation storage networks

Data-Center iSCSI – Building next generation storage networks

Overthenextfewyears,newFCSANdeploymentswillcontinue,inparticularforlargeserverand

storageinstallations.However,newFCSANdeploymentswillbecomemoredifficulttojustifyeachyear.

FCstoragewillremainasignificantpartofmanyenvironmentsforoveradecade,butarelikelyto

diminishasnetworksconvergeonEthernet,andprotocolssuchasiSCSI,NFS,CIFSandFCoEareallable

toutilizeaco nvergedEthernetnetwork.

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Figure1:TheConvergenceofStorageInfrastructure

WhoWinswithConvergence

Nearlyeveryonegainsfromtheuseofasingletransporttechnology.WiththeconvergenceonEthernet

forbothLANandSANtraffic,bothlarge andsmallorganizationsareabletostandardizeonEthernet

today,withtheknowledgethattheycanup gradetoDCBEthernetinthefuturetoincrease

performance.Bymovingtoastandardinfrastructure,companiesareabletofutureprooftheirSANand

storageinvestments.

LargeorganizationswillbenefitbyhavingawaytoconsolidateserverI/Otrafficontoaflexible,virtual

datatransportwithlessspace,heatandcabling.Additionally,theseorganizationswillbemovingtoa

higherspeedconnectionsinthefutureforincreasedbandwidth.

Forsmallandlargebusiness,companieswillnolongerbeforcedtochoosewhichtransporttechnology

theywillneedinthefuture.Theansweris“Ethernet.”WithanEthernetinfrastructureinplace,

organizationscandeployNASandiSCSIstorageoverstandardEthernettoday.

IntelEthernet10GigabitServerAdapters

IntelEthernetServerAdaptersareasinglefamilyofmulti‐applicationEnterpriseClassproductsbasedon

25yearsoftrustedEthernetdeployments.IntelEthernetusesthetrusted,nativeiSCSIinitiator

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