Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Brocade zones in on patents
Brocade has landed a couple of patents, one for soft zoning -- a term that has caused some confusion in the industry. Article
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Are SMB HBAs good enough?
As HBA vendors pare prices by stripping out infrequently used features, storage administrators need to ask if the next generation of less-costly HBAs will be good enough. Tip
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The differences between iFCP and FCIP?
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How many Fibre Channel connections do I need for high availability?
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FCIP vs. iFCP
Mark Farley discusses the difference between iFCP and FCIP. Ask the Expert
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What is the difference between FCP, FCIP and iFCP?
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How to decide between Fibre and iSCSI SANs
Evaluating Fibre-based and iSCSI-based SAN architectures? This tip helps you decide which is the best for you. Tip
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IDC: Fibre Channel switch prices dropping
IDC Corp. predicts a drop in the cost of Fibre Channel switches and, when coupled with similar savings on HBAs, could mean a true price decline for Fibre Channel SAN gear. Article
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4 Gb/s FC: Why Bother?
Users at SNW couldn't foresee a reason to move to 4 Gb/s FC networks when they are barely touching the capabilities of their 2 Gig gear. Article
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Set up persistent binding on an HBA
In this Ask the Expert Q&A, SAN expert Chris Poelker gives you the code to set up persistent binding on an HBA for a Unix host. Tip