Emulex works with HP to deliver SAN connectivity for HP BladeSystem.Emulex Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ELX Elx, Spain: see Elche. ) has announced technology developed with HP to enable deployment of an Emulex-based storage networking connectivity solution helping customers improve performance, achieve cost efficiencies and simplify their storage architecture. The companies have entered into an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement to deliver an Emulex-based Fibre Channel Mezzanine card A printed circuit board that plugs directly into another plug-in card. For example, a mezzanine card, also known as a "daughterboard," might plug into a VMEbus card, CompactPCI card or PCI card in order to extend its functionality. for HP BladeSystem server technology, and will continue collaborating via the HP BladeSystem Solution Builder program. The Emulex-based Fibre Channel Mezzanine card for HP BladeSystem is available immediately and can be used within Linux and Windows operating environments. The HP BladeSystem Solution Builder program is designed to develop solutions to simplify and accelerate the deployment of blade infrastructures for customers. "With a flexible architecture that ensures investment protection and seamless migration paths, the Emulex SAN connectivity solution for HP BladeSystem ensures end users may continue to leverage the Emulex-based technologies they have standardized on for reliable and flexible SAN connectivity," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing, Emulex Corp. "Customers deploying HP BladeSystem may also leverage the unique time- and cost-saving HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. management tools they have come to depend on from Emulex for simplified installation and the ability to upgrade all the HBAs in the SAN from a single console." "By delivering this powerful solution with Emulex, HP is continuing to enable more choice and enhanced capability for BladeSystem customers," said Rick Becker, vice president and general manager, BladeSystem, HP. "Customers can benefit from seamless connectivity to the SAN infrastructure solutions they have come to rely on for high performance, enhanced management and flexibility. HP BladeSystem offers customers a complete, unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. and server blade One blade in a blade server. See blade server. solution that enhances the management and flexibility of their IT infrastructures." Today, the majority of server blades are being deployed within enterprise environments. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC, nearly one third of those server blade deployments are attached to Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), providing incremental market opportunities for Emulex-based SAN connectivity solutions. With the industry's largest installed base of HBAs and full compatibility with Linux and Windows environments, Emulex is meeting the strong end user demand for SAN connectivity technologies designed for HP BladeSystem. The Emulex-based Fibre Channel Mezzanine card for HP BladeSystem is based on Emulex's 6th generation 2Gb/s Thor I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output controller. Leveraging the same highly flexible, firmware-upgradeable Emulex HBA architecture that HP has used for years helps ensure that customers experience a seamless migration path for integration of the Emulex-based Fibre Channel Mezzanine card into HP BladeSystem for SAN connectivity. The Emulex SAN connectivity solution is available now for use with the HP ProLiant BL p-Class portfolio of server blades. |
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