SANBlaze: 16Gb FC Target and Initiator Emulation Solution

SANBlaze Technology, Inc., in storage emulation systems, has delivered a 16G FC storage emulation system.

Adding to SANBlaze’s installed base of emulation systems for FC, iSCSI, FCoE and SAS, the new system emulates FC targets and/or initiators at 16G, the latest and fastest FC speed available in the market.

Storage hardware and software developers, test and QA teams need 16G devices to test SAN hardware and software products running at this new speed. The absence of real 16G targets, for example, limits product release cycles and ultimately the adoption of 16G SAN implementations. Emulated devices, utilizing SANBlaze solutions, allow for product development and testing to occur in the absence of real, and typically very expensive, devices.

"We are excited about the completed development and release of  our 16G emulation product at the beginning of the technology adoption cycle," said Vince Asbridge, Director of Systems and Software at SANBlaze. "This allows our customers to accelerate their development and testing of 16G SAN products, by benefitting from the cost, performance and time to market advantages associated with using SANBlaze emulation solutions. The demand for 16 G FC development products is quite large, and our new product fulfills much of this demand immediately."

SANBlaze storage emulation products have proven to be a tool for any company that provides storage solutions, both hardware and software. The product’s original focus on emulating FC targets has been expanded since its inception to include both target side emulation (disks, arrays and tapes) as well as initiator solutions (hosts and servers). In addition to FC, SANBlaze provides emulation solutions for additional storage protocols including SAS, FCoE and iSCSI.