FCIP ( Fibre Channel over IP and Fibre Channel over TCP/IP) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: Fibre Channel over IP and Fibre Channel over TCP/IP
DEFINITION: FCIP provides a mechanism to tunnel Fibre Channel over IP-based networks. This enables the interconnection of Fibre Channel SANs, with TCP/IP used as the underlying wide-area transport to provide congestion control and in-order delivery of data.

Recent Vendor Reports on FCIP
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Dickinson Wright Witnesses Vast Improvements with Equallogic SAN sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic CASE STUDY: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: iSCSI SAN supports blade server infrastructure with key functions such as snapshotbased backup, scaling with automatic configuration, and replication for disaster recovery. TOPICS: Data Availability \| Disaster Recovery \| Fibre Channel \| SAN \| Storage Consolidation

PS Series Storage Arrays Delivering High Performance iSCSI SANs sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2005 SUMMARY: This Technical Report analyzes the performance and scalability of SAN storage devices and compares EqualLogic iSCSI products with Fibre Channel products. TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| iSCSI SAN \| Storage Arrays \| Storage Devices \| Testing

Lesson One: Building a SAN sponsored by SearchStorage.com PODCAST: Posted: 25 Apr 2008 \| Premiered: 25 Apr 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: In this first lesson of Advanced SAN School, Stephen Foskett, Director of Data Practice for Contoural discusses the different types of storage arrays, switches, and software that make up a storage network. TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| IP \| NAS \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Switches

Is iSCSI Good Enough? sponsored by Storage Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 23 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: IP SAN adoption is growing among users who want storage that's easy to install, configure and manage, and also comes at a price considerably less than that of Fibre Channel (FC) SANs. TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Host Adapters \| IP SAN \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| TCP/IP Offload Engine

iSCSI and Virtualization: When It Fits, Why It Might Not Work, and How to Avoid Gotchas sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 02 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This document is going to discuss how iSCSI is taking a large leap into the enterprise, from open source projects to large independent hardware vendors. TOPICS: Ethernet \| Fibre Channel \| NAS Devices \| SAN \| Storage Devices \| Switches \| Virtualization

Simplifying Storage for Remote Offices and Small-Medium Businesses sponsored by Dell \| EMC WHITE PAPER: Posted: 31 Mar 2008 \| Published: 28 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: This paper will examine the major concerns faced by remote offices and SMBs, and explain how the Dell AX4-5 can offer an easy to use, scalable, and affordable storage solution. TOPICS: Backup and Recovery \| Data Management \| Data Protection \| Disaster Recovery \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Remote Offices \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| Storage Systems

Arrays Score with Both File and Block sponsored by Storage Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 26 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: There are pros and cons to running multiple protocols through a single array controller. TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| iSCSI Protocol \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Systems

Podcast: Connecting the dots between storage and virtualization sponsored by SearchServerVirtualization PODCAST: Posted: 28 Feb 2008 \| Premiered: 28 Feb 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT) SUMMARY: In this SearchServerVirtualization.com Podcast, Burton Group analyst and IT book author Chris Wolf connects the dots between storage and virtualization. TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| iSCSI SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Network Appliance and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Storage Best Practices sponsored by Arrow Electronics, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 29 Jan 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: This technical report reviews the best practices for implementing VMware Virtual Infrastructures on Network Appliance fabric-attached storage (FAS) systems. TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI \| Operations Manager \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Network \| Storage Provisioning \| Thin Provisioning

SUN'S REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE FOR ORACLE 11g GRID sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 Jan 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: Sun's Reference Architecture for Oracle 11g Grid is a portfolio of Sun and third-party products designed to reduce the risks, uncertainty, and costs associated with implementing an Oracle database. TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| Grid Computing \| Oracle (Product) \| Return On Investment \| Servers \| Storage Arrays \| Total Cost of Ownership

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