Server I/O Consolidation Solutions
Brocade offers the industry's leading and only end-to-end
CEE/FCoE server I/O consolidation solution. Organizations can
deploy all the elements needed to introduce CEE and FCoE
technologies into their data centers. As a result, they can
transform the links from access layer servers to CEE/FCoE switches
into converged configurations, enabling storage traffic and
networking traffic to be transported onto common lossless Ethernet
links.
Brocade offers the industry's leading and only complete
end-to-end CEE/FCoE server I/O consolidation solution.
Organizations can acquire and deploy all the elements needed to
introduce Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) technologies into their data centers. As a result,
they can transform the links from access layer servers to CEE/FCoE
switches into converged configurations, allowing storage traffic
and networking traffic to be transported onto common lossless
Ethernet links.
The CEE/FCoE combination consolidates Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
and Network Interface Card (NIC) adapters into one form of server
adapter called Converged Network Adapters (CNAs). These new
adapters can transport the converged storage and networking traffic
to CEE/FCoE switches that inspect the incoming traffic, separate it
into storage and Ethernet streams, and forward it to the intended
destinations.
Early deployment of CEE/FCoE server I/O consolidation takes
place in the access layer servers. Organizations can deploy
top-of-rack solutions using the Brocade 8000 Switch and Brocade
CNAs, or deploy end-of-row solutions using the Brocade FCOE10-24
Blade in Brocade DCX Backbones. Either way, organizations can
reduce the cost of acquisition by decreasing the number of server
adapters, cables, and switch ports required. Organizations can also
save on operating costs, as a result of lower power consumption and
cooling costs.
In addition to providing all the required components for
building simplified and consolidated server I/O solutions, Brocade
offers Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM), a unifying
management application for existing Fibre Channel SANs and new
CEE/FCoE resources.
