QLogic Corp. introduced the QLogic 8000 Series of converged network adapters (CNAs) that support both data and storage networking using a single adapter.

Enhanced Ethernet along with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) offer the promise of a unified fabric in the data center. Powerful QLogic 8000 Series CNAs make FCoE easy to deploy for data center administrators with the same Fibre Channel operational model, the same QLogic drivers and the same QLogic management tools already in use with their Fibre Channel SANs. The company also announced support for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series. The new FCoE products from QLogic help to consolidate data and storage networks with blazing 10GbE performance, reduced cabling, and reduced power and cooling.

"Our floor is packed full of cables, so a new network technology that is ‘rip and replace’ is out of the question," said Steve Fastook, vice president of technical and commercial operations, CNBC. “Preliminary results from our evaluation of QLogic and Cisco equipment indicate that FCoE could be a solution to add bandwidth without rewiring as we increase the use of high resolution video and desktop editing.”

“The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series is part of a complete solution developed in conjunction with industry leaders to deliver a holistic approach to simplify data center infrastructure,” said Soni Jiandani, vice president of marketing at Nuova Systems, a majority-owned subsidiary of Cisco. “Evaluations by customers like CNBC are proving that deploying FCoE in the data center can help simplify infrastructure and reduce cost without disrupting the existing storage architecture, network architecture, or management and operational processes.”

“EMC and QLogic share a customer-centric approach to supporting and qualifying emerging technologies like FCoE,” said Barbara Robidoux, EMC vice president, Storage Marketing. “Both EMC and QLogic are working together to help our mutual customers introduce Ethernet-based storage area networking into their data centers while preserving existing administrative tools and workflows.”

“As the leader in both Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBAs, QLogic was asked by data center customers to reduce the cost and complexity of connecting servers to both IP and Fibre Channel networks,” said Roger Klein, vice president and general manager, QLogic Host Solutions Group. “Our direct response to these customers is this new class of converged network adapters.”

QLogic 8000 Series CNAs -- Make Your Converged Network Fly
The QLogic 8000 Series is a family of converged network adapters designed for next-generation, virtualized and unified data centers with powerful multi-processor, multi-core servers. QLogic 8000 Series CNAs are optimized for both data and storage (FCoE) networking virtualization with fierce 10GbE performance to handle large numbers of virtual machines. QLogic 8000 Series CNAs also reduce data center Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by enabling consolidation of data and storage networking onto a single adapter to reduce cabling, power and cooling.  And by using the same industry standard SAN services, QLogic driver architecture and QLogic management tools already deployed with the largest installed base of Fibre Channel HBAs in the world, the QLogic 8000 Series CNAs completely protect customer investments in their existing Fibre Channel SANs.


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