QLogic Continues Fibre Channel Switching Momentum With Expanded Product Suite From EMC Select
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Mar 17, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- In the latest move to expand its global market share in Fibre Channel switches in enterprise-class
data centers worldwide, QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced that on April 12 its 5800V Series 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable switches will be available through
the EMC(R) Select program as scalable SAN solutions for a broad range of EMC storage platforms. The switches will be available worldwide from EMC and its partners and
have been qualified through the EMC E-Lab(TM) with the EMC Symmetrix(R) V-Max(TM), Symmetrix DMX(TM), CLARiiON(R) CX4 and CLARiiON AX4 networked storage systems and the
EMC Celerra(R) NS line of unified storage systems.
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QLogic Adapters: The "-E" Advantage
Qlogic is the market share leader in Fibre Channel Adapters, and for EMC environments, there is no better choice than QLogic "-E" for Fibre Channel, iSCSI,
and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).
| -E Advantage |
Description |
| E-Lab™ tested and ESM listed |
All QLogic 8Gb and 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapters have passed the rigorous
qualification testing required to be listed on the EMC Support Matrix. With QLogic -E, Customers can be assured of EMC compatibility and support. |
| Pre-configured E-Lab settings |
QLogic -E adapters are shipped with uniquely defined E-Lab settings for seamless intergration into EMC SAN environments. Non -E adapters require manual settings in
the adapterBIOS utility, and complex NVRAM management. |
| Consistent EMC I/O path |
An EMC SAN is more than just the storage. Because adapters are in the data path, customers typically call EMC for support, even though it might be a server issue.
Using a -E adapter ensures consistency of the EMC SAN from the LUN to the host. |
| Superior support infrastructure |
First-level supprot from the customer's preferred Info-X distribution vendor is backed by EMC Global Support teams, E-Lab, and EMC engineering. In addition, the
customer can take advantage of QLogic's worldwide support. |
| On-site E-Lab support |
QLogic has placed full-time technical support resources on-site in Hopkinton to work with E-lab on QLogic -E adapter support issues. |
| Easy access to the latest updates |
All the latest EMC-approved opertating system (OS) drivers, BIOS kits, multi-boot kits, management utilities, and more, are posted on QLogic's unique EMC support site,
and monitored by E-Lab to ensure alignment with the ESM.
http://support.qlogic.com/support/oem_emc.asp |
| EMC quality controlled components |
To comply with EMC's strict and extensive qualification and approval process, QLogic can only build -E adapters with specific vendor components, as determined by EMC's
Manufacturing and Quality engineering Division. Buying -E ensures that the components on the adapter are approved by EMC and have met all of EMC's rigorous quality standards. |
| Flexible deployment across servers |
QLogic -E adapters can be deployed across multiple OSs. Bulk purchases ensure that the customer has spare adapters on site to deploy at a moment's notice, and that
adapters can be transferred among servers as needed. |
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