QLogic 1400 Manual Suplementario
ESG Lab Review
Storage residing on a variety of disk arrays was configured and exercised on Windows servers. An NTFS
file system was created using the Windows disk administrator utility and accessed as drive letter F. To
file system was created using the Windows disk administrator utility and accessed as drive letter F. To
exercise the SANbox 9000 at the core of the network and the SANbox 5000 switches in the distribution
and towards the edge, database traffic was simulated using the industry standard IOMETER utility. The
SANbox 1400 attached workgroup zone at the edge of the network was exercised by viewing a movie
and towards the edge, database traffic was simulated using the industry standard IOMETER utility. The
SANbox 1400 attached workgroup zone at the edge of the network was exercised by viewing a movie
using Windows Media Player. The configuration and zone setup for all of the switches used during this
phase of testing was managed from a single console using QLogic’s Enterprise Fabric Suite Manager
phase of testing was managed from a single console using QLogic’s Enterprise Fabric Suite Manager
Software as shown in Figure Four.
Figure Four – Single Console Fabric Management
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Shared storage is easier to back up and manage than islands of storage, so storage networking saves
money. QLogic offers the most flexible and cost-effective family of storage switches in the market, so
IT managers who have embraced shared storage can save even more money.
IT managers who have embraced shared storage can save even more money.
QLogic is the only vendor providing affordable entry-level 8 port switches for use in small businesses,
remote offices and workgroups. For small to medium sized networks, ESG Lab has verified that a
stack of SANbox switches is significantly more affordable than a mesh of traditional storage switches
remote offices and workgroups. For small to medium sized networks, ESG Lab has verified that a
stack of SANbox switches is significantly more affordable than a mesh of traditional storage switches
due to the avoidance of trunking and software costs.
The new SANbox 9000 Series solves the
problem that predominantly open systems storage network managers face today — creating a high-
density Core Class network topology exclusively for non-Mainframe environments without paying the
density Core Class network topology exclusively for non-Mainframe environments without paying the
extreme price for a director class switch.
Enterprise Strategy Group
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