Emulex Announces New iSCSI and FCIP Storage Router Products
New Multi-Protocol Storage Router Models 725 and 735 Extend Benefits of Fibre Channel-based Storage Area Networks Across Global Corporations
COSTA MESA, Calif., - Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity, announced today its new line of multi-protocol storage router products, the Emulex Storage Router Models 725 and 735. The new Emulex Storage Routers leverage both the iSCSI and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) protocols to enable greater connectivity options for Fibre Channel SANs. The Emulex Storage Router Model 725 enables Ethernet-based servers to connect into Fibre Channel-based storage and existing SAN infrastructure, providing an economical way for entry-level servers to leverage shared storage, while the Emulex Storage Router Model 735 enables connectivity between remote SANs using the IP network. Evaluation units of both models are available now and are shipping to leading storage OEMs. General availability of product is expected this Summer.
The Emulex Storage Router Model 725 addresses the growing interest in migrating servers used in non-mission critical, low performance application environments, such as department level and work group computing, from a direct attached storage (DAS) model to a reliable, economical shared storage architecture utilizing Fibre Channel-based storage. By efficiently routing between iSCSI and Fibre Channel protocols, the Model 725 router enables users to migrate from costly direct attached storage (DAS) to a centrally managed, shared Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure. The Model 725 router delivers high performance translation between iSCSI protocol and Fibre Channel, enabling hundreds of iSCSI-enabled servers to efficiently access Fibre Channel SAN-based storage. The Model 725 router is the highest performing product of its class, with the ability to process 200K input/output operations per second (IOPS), and is capable of sustaining 200MB/s bandwidth per port.
Data center storage managers are struggling to manage ever-increasing amounts of data that is generated by users across every level of business, including data created by work groups and departments using applications such as email, databases, and web servers. The commonly used model of storing data within individual servers has become increasingly difficult to manage efficiently and effectively, with tasks such as backup and provisioning consuming more time as the number of servers proliferates. Utilizing iSCSI technology that is native to servers, disk storage can be removed from the individual servers and centralized using the same Fibre Channel storage that is deployed widely within corporate data centers today. Cost-effective iSCSI to Fibre Channel connectivity, such as that provided by the Emulex Storage Router Model 725, enables the utilization of existing, proven Fibre Channel SANs for backup, storage allocation and resource consolidation for this growing population of servers.
The Emulex Storage Router Model 735 capitalizes on the expanding base of Fibre Channel SANs across global corporations by providing the critical connectivity needed between multiple sites, enabling more effective centralization of management and business continuity and disaster recovery best-practices. The Model 735 router enables long-range connectivity using the FCIP protocol to bridge SANs over metro and wide area network (WAN) distances, enabling such critical applications as remote mirroring, data replication, and backup. The Emulex Storage Router Model 735 offers features such as high performance and hardware-based compression that increases the utilization of expensive WAN bandwidth.
As Fibre Channel-based SANs have become established as a robust and ubiquitous infrastructure within corporations, their use has expanded beyond the core data center and into remote compute centers, such as disaster recovery sites, branch offices, and retail environments. By utilizing FCIP to bridge these SANs together, organizations can ensure timely access to this data and enforce business continuity polices and management.
"Server proliferation remains one of the most critical challenges facing IT managers at mid-sized and large organizations, and a strategy for reducing the costs of server provisioning and administration is consolidating the storage associated with servers and applications," said Richard Villars, Vice President of Storage Systems research at IDC. "Solutions like Emulex's new storage routers make it possible for companies to cost-effectively connect both local and remote low end servers to more efficient and reliable storage assets on the corporate SAN."
"As a leading provider of SAN connectivity solutions, Emulex is uniquely qualified to deliver server-to-storage connectivity solutions," said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing for Emulex Corporation. "These new storage router products meet a critical market need as SANs extend beyond the data center and more users look to leverage their investment in Fibre Channel infrastructure. Emulex continues to extend its connectivity innovations using multi-protocol technology to enable more customers to enjoy the benefits of storage networking."
About Emulex Storage Router Models 725 and 735:
The Emulex Storage Router Models 725 and 735 leverage a single-chip, highly integrated design. Additionally, the products are based on a common architecture developed specifically for high performance, multi-protocol translations that provide distinctly higher reliability and scalability levels than competing solutions. The Emulex Models 725 and 735 also feature a unique split-path architecture to ensure wire-speed performance at the lowest levels of latency. These new products are highly cost-effective and deliver a significant price-performance advantage and an unequalled value proposition over competing solutions.
The Model 725 iSCSI router is capable of delivering 200K IOPS and sustaining 200MB/s bandwidth per port in a 1U, half-rack form factor, which can easily be deployed in clustered, high availability configurations. Through an intuitive management console, hundreds of iSCSI-enabled servers can easily be discovered and assigned to provisioned storage. No additional host or server software is needed in order to provide seamless, transparent connectivity and sustained iSCSI wire-speed performance.
The Model 735 FCIP router is capable of delivering 200MB/s bandwidth per port in a 1U, half-rack form factor, which can easily be deployed in redundant configurations. Enabled by hardware-based compression, the Model 735 can deliver full utilization of T3 line rates, improving WAN utilization for significant cost savings.
For more information about the new Emulex Model 725 and 735 Storage Routers, please visit www.emulex.com
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity, with solutions spanning host bus adapters, embedded storage switches, I/O controllers and SAN Storage Switches. Emulex ranked number 19 in the Deloitte 2005 Technology Fast 50 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX). Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com
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