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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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Presentation Transcript: Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0
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PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
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Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009
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IDC Product Flash: 3PAR Launches F-Class InServ Storage Servers
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Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 days
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Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Storage magazine Online June 2009: Heal Thyself
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A trend in storage product messaging these days is the theme of self-healing storage - the ability of a system to detect and repair hard disk problems automatically. In this month's cover story, independent storage expert Marc Staimer explains how and how well they work. This electronic issue also includes features on storage efficiency...
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 4: Disaster Recovery and Unified Communications
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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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