IBM BladeCenter Virtual Fabric With Emulex 10GbE Adapters
To deploy iSCSI and FCoE
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on May 13, 2011 at 3:29 pmThe Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II, and Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced II are enhancements to the existing IBM BladeCenter Virtual Fabric portfolio from IBM Corp.
These adapters allow IBM clients to simplify their I/O infrastructure by reducing the number of switches needed inside the chassis. Existing Virtual Fabric clients can now deploy iSCSI and FCoE using the upgrade key, while new Virtual Fabric clients can implement iSCSI and FCoE with the new Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapters.
Key prerequisites
- Correct BladeCenter
- Monitor, keyboard, and mouse for setup
- Network switch module
- Boot device, such as on-board SSD or network storage device
- Advanced Management Module with latest-level firmware
- Rack and appropriate PDUs and main power distribution
Planned availability date
- July 29, 2011