QLogic launches high-end server and storage initiativeLas Vegas 13 November 2000 QLogic announced the general availability of its host bus adapter (HBA) High Availability Package, a software module that provides complete data path redundancy in clusters and storage area networks (SANs) incorporating servers running Windows NT. The QLogic HBA High Availability Package also complements storage subsystem failover software by eliminating performance degradation associated.
The High Availability Package is the first product in QLogic's
high-end server and storage initiative targeted at providing
availability, scalability and performance to enterprise-class data
centers. As a key component of the QLogic Management Suite software,
the High Availability Package automatically re-routes data to ensure
users have uninterrupted access to information on the system or SAN
configuration. IT administrators can keep the system available with no
interference to user applications and other system resources.
Input/output (I/O) loads can be transferred back to the primary
adapter without any disruption to the network.
"Storage architects have been looking to QLogic for a way to avoid
a RAID controller failover during a simple line failure," said Frank
Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Computer Systems Group.
"The HBA High Availability package responds by delivering path
failover that is transparent to storage subsystems."
As part of QLogic's initiative to deliver availability,
scalability and performance to data center installations based on
operating systems such as Solaris, HP-UX, IBM-AIX, Compaq True 64, and
Windows NT, the HBA High Availability Package complements enterprise
storage systems such as Dell PowerVault, EMC Symmetrix, Hitachi 9900,
IBM Shark, and others.
Featuring a desktop management interface (DMI) browser for easy
and convenient managing and monitoring of Fibre Channel host adapters
and their attached data resources, the QLogic HBA High Availability
Package helps users reduce bottlenecks and balance the workload of
SANs. It is available for all QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters
at $499.95 MSRP.
QLogic SAN connectivity products control the flow of data between
storage systems, tape libraries and network servers. QLogic's QLA2200
Series host adapters are leading solutions for Fibre Channel, the
crucial technology that makes large data centers possible. By moving
data at rates of up to a gigabit per second to hundreds of storage
devices across distances up to 20 kilometers, Fibre Channel unleashes
the power of SANs.
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