HPE Opts for Mellanox Spectrum To Power StoreFabric M-series Switches M-series

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. announced the Spectrum Ethernet Switch has been selected by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (HPE) to power their StoreFabric M-series storage networking switches.

The solution delivers a fast storage network for the enterprise and cloud.

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The StoreFabric M-series switches are optimized for storage and bring performance and value. The product family offers a range of models with unique form factors and flexible port configurations. Combined with predictable performance, low latency and zero packet loss, HPE brings a family of storage optimized fabrics to market designed to meet the needs of the modern data center.

StoreFabric M-series switch

Spectrum is part of the company’s Ethernet Storage Fabric (ESF) solution, which combines container support for storage-aware software with low latency, zero packet loss hardware to form a storage networking platform. ESF is a fast Ethernet storage network, using the firm’s Spectrum switches and ConnectX adapters. It delivers performance, efficiency, and storage optimizations unequaled by any other Ethernet storage fabric. Switches and adapters are available in form factors for building storage and hyperconverged infrastructure clusters, providing support for storage-specific monitoring, management, and automation via integration with storage arrays, storage management software, and other IT management tools.

“We’re excited to announce this new family of Ethernet switches specifically optimized for storage,” said Marty Lans, senior director and GM, storage engineering, connectivity, and global interoperability, HPE. “The StoreFabric M-series switches leverage Mellanox switch technology to deliver the best possible Ethernet storage networking performance with HPE Storage and big data solutions. They also enhance the performance and manageability of block, file and object storage solutions – plus hyperconverged infrastructure – from HPE and HPE partners.“

“SANs have delivered on the availability and stability needed for the most demanding of workloads. There are no architectural limitations to Ethernet-based storage networks, which now surpass the price, performance, and flexibility of FC offerings,” said Stu Miniman, senior analyst, Wikibon, Inc. “Around 80% of the capacity and all the data growth are in non-block architectures, including file, object, cloud, big data, machine learning, and hyperconverged infrastructure. Mellanox’s high performance Ethernet Storage Fabric solutions support block, file, and object storage, allowing customers to deploy a standards-based Ethernet network capable of handling compute and storage traffic, from the newest NVMe over Fabrics arrays, to iSCSI storage, and deep archives.“

“The rise of a converged Ethernet Storage Fabric is inevitable, due to the tremendous growth in data and new information-driven workloads, and more simply because there is no FC in the cloud,” said Kevin Deierling, VP, marketing, Mellanox. “Shipments of high-speed Ethernet ports continue to grow at a nearly 20% annually, while FC ports decline year after year. Enterprises and storage vendors like HPE are embracing converged and hyperconverged Ethernet as a faster, more flexible, and more economical way to network storage. Our Ethernet Storage Fabric is optimized for efficient data access, delivers unmatched storage intelligence, and provides three times the performance at one third the price of FC offerings.“

“We are pleased to see HPE’s new family of Ethernet switches hit the market,” said Christopher Moon, CTO, Summit Partners. “This new solution for Ethernet-based storage networks combines the benefits of HPE and Mellanox, and will allow us to build a network capable of handling demanding compute and storage traffic for all types of storage architectures and protocols. We now have the best possible combination of price, performance and flexibility to network HPE storage, hyperconverged, and big data solutions.“

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HPE Chooses Mellanox Spectrum To Power StoreFabric M-series Switches