Emulex Corporation, an industry leader in Fibre Channel products and technology, announced today that it has joined Microsoft, EMC and other top technology industry leaders at Microsoft`s Summit 2000 for the unveiling of the new Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC).
The MPSC is a one-of-a-kind facility that is dedicated to providing worldwide service providers access to a unique multi-vendor environment where they can build and test rapidly deployable end-to-end network solutions and services for customers. The Emulex LP8000 fibre channel host adapter is used by the MPSC to demonstrate high-performance, scalable SAN connectivity.
"The Microsoft Partner Solutions Center takes a significant step in demonstrating the capabilities of Windows 2000 and Windows NT based fibre channel SANs in high-availability commercial grade applications," said Mike Smith, vice president worldwide marketing at Emulex. "Microsoft`s use of the LP8000 provides an important endorsement for our Windows 2000 and Windows NT solutions," he added.
"The MPSC showcases the ability to integrate proven technologies to deliver full-function, commercial grade solutions for our customers," said Fredrik Winsnes, director, Network Solutions Group. "The Emulex LightPulse LP8000 in the MPSC provides the performance and scalability needed for a range of Windows 2000 and Windows NT based solutions."
The Emulex LP8000 PCI Host Adapter
The LP8000 provides a unique combination of features required for mission-critical enterprise applications, including full fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port connections, high data integrity, full-duplex operation, data buffering to support up to 10 kilometres of cabling, and support for all fibre channel topologies and service classes 2 and 3. The LP8000 features GBIC or embedded interfaces, providing customers with flexibility to support a full range of cabling options, including copper, multi-mode fibre and single-mode fibre.
The 64-bit, PCI-based LP8000 is supported by a rich suite of software, providing support for storage protocol (SCSI), network protocol (IP), as well as multi-protocol (SCSI & IP) operation, enabling advanced SAN and network applications to be run over the same Fibre Channel infrastructure. Emulex provides a wide range of operating system support, including Windows NT/2000, Solaris, AIX, UnixWare and NetWare.
The LP8000 is part of a broad family of Fibre Channel products offered by Emulex to address the needs of both mission-critical enterprise applications and open systems computing. The Emulex Fibre Channel family also includes the high-performance PCI-based LP7000E and open-server LP850 host adapters, the new 2Gbps LP9000 host adapter family, the new S-Bus based LP8000S host adapter, the price-performance optimized LP3000 host adapter and the industry`s first digital re-timing Fibre Channel hub, the LH5000.
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