4x50 Line Of Fibre Channel Storage Routers Reaches A Crossroads.Crossroads Systems, Inc. demonstrated early releases of its third generation Crossroads 4x50 line of Fibre Channel storage routers See data mover. . The new class of routers enables benefits, including storage migration from SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. to Fibre Channel, Third Party Copy, existing SCSI hardware and software compatibility, and Target Mode functionality. "Crossroads Systems' new storage routers offer benefits to maximize the flexibility and bandwidth a Fibre Channel SAN can provide," said Bob LiVolsi, senior vice president of Crossroads. "We have designed a class of storage routers that are not only interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. within thousands of SAN configurations, but also provides data storage consolidation, centralization cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. , distance capabilities, and performance with the reliability and scalability customers have come to expect from [the company]." Crossroads Systems Inc.'s routers are scheduled to be released in the first half of next year, however some units are currently available to existing partners and customers. Crossroads Systems is a provider of storage routers for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). Crossroads' storage routers enable SAN applications, including LAN-free backup A LAN-free backup is a backup of server data to a shared, central storage device without sending the data over the local area network (LAN). It is usually achieved by using a storage area network (SAN). , storage migration and consolidation, and server migration. These solutions scale from small and medium companies to Fortune 1,000 enterprises. By using storage routers and SANs, customers can store, manage, and ensure the integrity and availability of data. The company developed its Crossroads Verified SAN (CV-SAN) solution guide in 1998 to simplify SAN design and installation, accelerate SAN adoption, and verify interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. of SAN solutions. The 2,500 verified configurations in CV-SAN are available on the web, using the Crossroads Systems, Inc. online configurator. OEMs, as well as resellers and distributors, have partnered with Crossroads Systems to prov ide these solutions to their customers. |
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