infrastructure solutions, today announced that QLogic SANbox 5800V
Series 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable switches are qualified by EMC as
E-Lab Tested for use with EMC CLARiiON and EMC Symmetrix networked
storage systems. With E-Lab qualification, EMC customers can use
QLogic and EMC solutions to deploy highly scalable, high performance
8Gb Fibre Channel networks. The highly comprehensive E-Lab
qualification process tests configurations that replicate real-world
environments to help ensure customer satisfaction. The SANbox 5800V
Series features 20Gb Fibre Channel inter-switch links (ISLs) and 100Gb
Virtual Lanes, a game-changing technology which automatically pools
multiple stack-interconnects to form a single virtual lane with up to
100Gb bandwidth between stackable switches. This feature allows QLogic
fabrics to adapt seamlessly to the changing demands of virtualized
environments and automatically optimize dataflow across single or
multiple physical connections.
"With the addition of the SANbox 5800V Series to the EMC Support
Matrix, QLogic provides end-to-end 8Gb qualified solutions, including
HBAs and switches, for EMC customers," said Jesse Parker, vice
president and general manager, QLogic Network Solutions Group. "The
stackable approach to Fibre Channel switches provides EMC customers
with scalability, ease of use, and high performance. With scalability
from eight 8Gb Fibre Channel ports to over a hundred ports plus 100Gb
stack interconnects, the SANbox 5800V Series is built from the ground
up for highly virtualized environments."
"The EMC E-Lab testing and qualification process allows our customers
to deploy comprehensive solutions with best-of-breed products from
multiple vendors," said Deirdre Wassell, manager of storage
networking, EMC. "Interoperability between EMC networked storage
systems and QLogic 5800V stackable Fibre Channel switches helps
provide businesses of all sizes with the ability to easily scale up
their storage networks as their needs dictate."
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