Emulex Provides LightPulse to HP

Emulex Corporation announced that its LightPulse 8Gb/s Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) have been selected as part of a new HP 8Gb/s Fibre Channel infrastructure bundle. The HP 8Gb/s bundles are being delivered at a time when an increasing number of customers are turning towards virtualised server environments, which is driving higher SAN attach rates and increased I/O and bandwidth requirements.

"With the exponential growth in digital information, end users are seeking powerful, affordable, easy-to-deploy SAN solutions that meet their ever-increasing storage needs," said Stephane Mandel, product marketing manager, Storage Works Division, HP EMEA. "The new HP 8Gb/s infrastructure bundle, combined with Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs, provides higher performance and increased networking bandwidth for companies demanding higher transaction processing, implementing server and storage virtualisation and consolidating systems onto higher compute platforms."

Emulex HBAs featuring advanced LightPulse Virtual HBA technology, which allows end users to effectively virtualize SAN connections, leading to more efficient host utilization and compliance with SAN management best practices. In addition, Emulex HBAs support more Vports than any other HBA provider, aiding in increased scalability and return on investment.

"This new bundle is a testament of our long-term strategic OEM relationship with HP," said Jason Phippen, director of marketing and alliances, EMEA, Emulex. "Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs provide HP customers with greater performance and advanced virtualization features, while maintaining backward compatibility with existing 4Gb/s and 2Gb/s Fibre Channel products."

The bundle includes two Emulex 8Gb/s HBAs, one Brocade B-Series 8/8 base switch, cables and small form-factor pluggables (SFPs).

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