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ALSO CALLED:
Fiber Channel,
Fibre
DEFINITION: Fibre Channel is a technology for transmitting data between computer devices at data rates of up to 4 Gbps (and 10 Gbps in the near future). Fibre Channel is especially suited for connecting computer servers to shared storage devices and for interconnecting storage controllers and drives. Since Fibre Channel is three times as fast, it has begun to replace the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
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Fibre Channel White Papers
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The Main Components of a Unified Fabric
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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A Unified Fabric is the merging of the SAN / LAN and infiniband capabilities into one wire and switch. Though this change will save businesses money, it's important to get all the administrators on the same page. In this exclusive resource, learn how a Unified Fabric works and who should manage it.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012
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Implementing a unified networking fabric in virtualized data centers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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IT organizations have the ability to simplify data center connectivity and reduce costs if they consolidate LAN, NAS, iSCI SAN, and Fibre Channel SAN traffic onto a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet wire.
Posted: 29 Nov 2011 | Published: 29 Nov 2011
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If it's Just a Disk, Why the Reliability Gap Between Vendors?
sponsored by Nexsan
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If all storage array vendors buy disk drives from the same small set of disk manufacturers then why is there such a big reliability gap between storage vendors? This white paper seeks to gain insight into this question.
Posted: 23 Sep 2011 | Published: 23 Sep 2011
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Compellent Eyes Scale-Out Storage Opportunity with Latest Refresh
sponsored by Dell Compellent
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Compellent has unveiled new software and hardware capabilities designed in bid to expand its addressable market. Here, new hardware improves its ability to scale up capacity and performance, and updated software is designed to expand its scale-out storage story.
Posted: 30 Jun 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011
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Fibre Channel Essentials
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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The protocol utilized to transport data between servers and storage for High Performance Computing (HPC) and to define a Storage Area Network (SAN) is Fibre Channel(FC). Fibre Channel is an "invisible" protocol, because it is only known to the technicians that implement it and keep it working. This paper will provide an overview of this technology.
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010
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FIBRE CHANNEL DEFINITION (continued): … as the transmission interface between servers and clustered storage devices. Fibre channel is more flexible; devices can be as far as ten kilometers (about six miles) apart if optical fiber is used as the physical medium. Optical fiber is not required for shorter distances, however, because Fibre Channel also works using coaxial cable and ordinary telephone twisted pair.Fibre Channel offers point-to-point, switched, and loop interfaces. It is designed to interoperate with SCSI, the Internet Protocol (IP) and other protocols, but has been criticized for its lack of compatibility - primarily … Fibre Channel definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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