Lab Tested
Industry's Only 8Gb Fibre Channel Stackable Switches Feature
Exclusive 20Gb Switch Interconnects and 100Gb Virtual Lane
Technology
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp.
(Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network
infrastructure solutions, today announced that QLogic(r) SANbox(r)
5800V Series 8Gb Fibre Channel stackable switches are qualified by EMC
as E-Lab(tm) Tested for use with EMC(r) CLARiiON(r) and EMC
Symmetrix(r) 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."
SANbox 8Gb Fibre Channel Switches -- For Superior Scalability
The SANbox 5800V Series is a family of 8Gb Fibre Channel switches
designed to provide the absolute most cost-efficient way to scale a
storage network. In addition to blazing 8Gb performance, SANbox 5800
Series switches help eliminate the cost and complexity of trunking
inter-switch links (ISLs) with QLogic stackable switch technology
that's turbo-charged by the industry's first implementation of 20Gb
Fibre Channel. With stackable switch technology, SAN architects can
scale a fabric with no wasted ports for ISLs, fees for trunking, or
disruption to the fabric, and with 20Gb Fibre Channel stack
interconnects, the SANbox 5800V is the only 8Gb Fibre Channel switch
with the ability to handle more than 8Gb of inter-switch traffic
without the cost and complexity of trunking.
About QLogic
QLogic (Nasdaq:QLGC) is a global leader and technology innovator in
high performance networking, including adapters, switches and ASICs.
Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic products for
their data, storage and server networking solutions. QLogic is a NASDAQ
Global Select company and is included in the S&P 500. For more
information, visit www.qlogic.com.