NVMe over Fabrics
Find the latest news and advice for using NVMe over Fabrics, which lets you network non-volatile memory express (NVMe) drives over Fibre Channel or by using RDMA over converged Ethernet or InfiniBand. NVMe over Fabrics enables the use of alternate transports to PCIe to extend the distance over which an NVMe host device and an NVMe storage drive or subsystem can connect.
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NVMe over Fabrics News
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July 22, 2020
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NVMe over Fabrics startup Lightbits Labs adds clustering
Lightbits Labs' LightOS now enables application servers to access NVMe flash SSDs in a cluster of servers -- not just a single box -- over standard Ethernet via NVMe over TCP.
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July 02, 2020
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Pure Storage CEO back after COVID-19 battle
Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo said it took him a month to recover from an extended bout with coronavirus. Meanwhile, Pure's revenue grew by 12% last quarter despite the pandemic.
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June 29, 2020
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Western Digital will package new NVMe SSD into NVMe-oF JBOF
Western Digital is prepping a new NVMe over Fabrics-based JBOF storage device that will bundle its highest-performance Ultrastar SN840 NVMe SSDs and RapidFlex network adapters.
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June 11, 2020
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Jun'20
Pure Storage FlashArray gets file support, meatier DR
Pure Storage Purity FA 6.0 OS continuously replicates production data between FlashArray nodes. Pure FlashArray File services allow file and block storage to share flash.
NVMe over Fabrics Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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NVMe speeds explained
The non-volatile memory express protocol is tailor-made to make SSDs fast. Get up to speed on NVMe performance and how it compares to the SATA and SAS interfaces. Continue Reading
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NVMe-oF storage technology and terms explained
Get to know how NVMe-oF optimizes storage network performance and lowers latency with this roundup of terminology associated with the emerging technology. Continue Reading
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Get to know NVMe protocol basics with these related terms
NVMe is a storage protocol that has made a difference in the enterprise. When looking into NVMe and its related technologies, it can help to have these basic terms on hand. Continue Reading
Evaluate NVMe over Fabrics Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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High-performance interconnects and storage performance
Should you use InfiniBand or RDMA over Converged Ethernet as an interconnect? We discuss each technology's effect on performance features such as latency, IOPS and throughput. Continue Reading
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How 6 new midrange storage arrays from top vendors stack up
Leading storage vendors have recently released midrange all-flash arrays that provide the scalability, high performance and high reliability of enterprise-class offerings. Continue Reading
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Flash memory guide to architecture, types and products
Flash memory, a staple of consumer electronics, is playing a wider role in enterprise storage. This guide offers an overview of flash, from current use cases to future directions. Continue Reading
Manage NVMe over Fabrics
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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How to solve storage latency issues when deploying NVME-oF
The storage network is key to solving latency problems. Get the big picture on NVMe-oF issues and the roles of performance monitoring and high-performance interconnects. Continue Reading
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NVMe-oF performance monitoring best practices that work
Don't let your storage network infrastructure get in the way of delivering NVMe-oF's low-latency benefits. See how these best practices can fix problems before they occur. Continue Reading
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NVMe-oF fends off scale-out storage challenges
NVMe over Fabrics has proven to be a useful fix for the problems faced by scale-out storage architectures, and vendors and users alike are taking notice. Continue Reading
Problem Solve NVMe over Fabrics Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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NVMe performance challenges expose the CPU chokepoint
NVMe systems have diminishing marginal performance gains when hardware is added and storage software consumes more CPU resources. Discover how to address this problem. Continue Reading
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4 NVMe storage problems you can prevent before they happen
Implementing NVMe storage is complicated, from knowing what to ask when buying NVMe SSDs and arrays to what type of file system to use. Here's how to deal with four NVMe issues. Continue Reading
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NVMe-oF and storage class memory set to disrupt storage
NVM Express over Fabrics and storage class memory may disrupt traditional storage over the next half decade in much the same way NAND flash did over the last five years. Continue Reading