Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Deploying FCoE: What you need to know

May 11, 2009

So, my good friend Stu Miniman (@stu on Twitter) put out a video a few months back extolling the virtues of FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) for the next generation data center.  This video, while fascinating, didn’t answer the underlying hardware questions that we all had: What the heck does all this stuff look like?  [...]

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Video Overview of the Qlogic 5802V

January 31, 2009

As much as I like to talk about Qlogic, there are times when you’ve just got to let someone else tell their story.  In this case, Qlogic’s Marty Holmes gives a very thorough video analysis of the SanBox 5802V Fibre Switch.

This is my current switch of choice if you need small departmental Fibre Channel switches that [...]

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Great Overview Video on FCoE!

December 15, 2008

This YouTube video was done by a good friend of mine, Stu Miniman @ EMC. This video provides a VERY good overview of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and an basic fabric implementation. Enjoy!

Stu on FCoE – YouTube
See more on Stu’s blog here.
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Storage Fabric Lifecycles: An Overview

December 12, 2008

Continuing the thread of explaining the roles of storage fabrics that we’ve come to know and love (FCoE, Infiniband, 10GbE iSCSI, etc.), @rjhintz asked the following question:
What’s the expected technical life of a storage fabric install today before it’s upgraded to a new generation or forklifted out?
There are a few significant events that precipitate storage [...]

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Moving a Fabric forward: FCoE Adoption and other Questions

December 9, 2008

It’s always exciting to me to see the chatter around a new standard or new “way” of doing storage. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) has certainly had it’s share of chatter as well as the inherent criticisms from detractors. There have also been questions regarding the inevitable overlap with other technologies like iSCSI [...]

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