HP A7446B Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center
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- HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 1
Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center infrastructure technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction ...2 Traditional data center topology ...2 Converged fabrics with 10 Gigabit Ethernet 3 iSCSI ...3 Fibre Channel over Ethernet ...4 FCoE for convergence in the data center - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 2
brief explains the emerging and growing unified fabric technologies in which HP is involved. These technologies include 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) unique switches, network adapters for each server, and network management systems targeted for each network. Businesses may support as many as four - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 3
technology becomes more widely implemented, HP expects 10GbE network components to follows the SCSI architectural model, which is based also be any other storage device that supports the iSCSI protocol, such as a tape driver-level or OS-level software, or it can be offloaded to the host bus adapter - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 4
network infrastructure. HP multifunction adapters support hardware-assisted, or accelerated iSCSI operation―that is, offloading the iSCSI software to the server adapter for improved and network. FCoE will use the same common driver stacks, cabling, and management applications being used today. 4 - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 5
uses FC drivers, switches, for convergence in the data center HP is enthusiastic about the possibilities model uses multiple HBAs and NICs in each server to communicate with various networks. The converged model will consolidate the HBAs and NICs in a server into a single converged network adapter - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 6
traffic types and bandwidth sharing within an Ethernet link. It provides the following enhancements to the existing Ethernet 802.1 bridge specifications that will be used in converged network deployments where all applications can be run over a single Ethernet link: Congestion Notification - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 7
Figure 5. Traditional deployment and converged fabrics, phase 1 The next phases of deployment will occur as existing data centers are updated or as new ones are built. Eventually only a single pair of redundant CNAs will be required per server. Separate FC, 10GbE, and IB switches will be replaced by - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 8
entitled "Server virtualization technologies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01067846/c01067846.pdf. NIC virtualization For HP BladeSystem c-Class server blades, the HP VC Ethernet Modules allow IT administrators to - HP A7446B | Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center - Page 9
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Abstract
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Introduction
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Traditional data center topology
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Converged fabrics with 10 Gigabit Ethernet
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iSCSI
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet
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FCoE for convergence in the data center
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Migrating to converged fabrics
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Data center bridging
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Virtualization in converged networks
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Server virtualization
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NIC virtualization
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Flex-10 for Virtual Connect
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Summary
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For more information
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Call to action
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Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies
for simplifying data center infrastructure
technology brief