to the Ethernet Cloud
New QLogic 12400 InfiniBand Gateway, With Six Integrated
10GbE Ports, Provides Seamless Connectivity Between
Organizations' Ethernet and High Performance Computing
Resources
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capitalizing on its
leadership position in Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand(R) and 10Gb
Ethernet solutions, QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC) today announced the
QLogic(R) 12400, a turnkey gateway that links InfiniBand clusters to
the Ethernet cloud. This 26-port, QDR 40Gb/second InfiniBand gateway
with six 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) ports provides seamless connectivity
between an organization's Ethernet infrastructure and InfiniBand
networks, resulting in high-speed cloud access for high performance
computing (HPC) resources.
With three times as many 10GbE ports as the nearest competitive
alternative, the QLogic 12400 gateway implementation maximizes Ethernet
bandwidth and message rates while delivering low end-to-end latency.
The QLogic 12400 provides the necessary 40Gb/sec bandwidth for
high-throughput HPC applications, and with an internal fabric capacity
of 2.2Tb/sec, the QLogic 12400 provides superior performance for even
the most demanding HPC challenges.
"More and more organizations are looking for ways to cost-effectively
provide transparent access between their HPC clusters and Ethernet
infrastructure and gain greater access to cloud computing resources,"
said Jesse Parker, vice president and general manager, Network
Solutions Group, QLogic. "QLogic has responded by delivering the 12400,
which leverages our industry-leading InfiniBand expertise into the
Ethernet infrastructure. By providing three times as many 10GbE ports
as competitive solutions in a turnkey product, the QLogic 12400
delivers significant savings by reducing complexity and eliminating the
need for host-based gateways."
"IT administrators are finding it imperative to provide their clustered
file systems with cost-effective, high performance access across their
entire organization," said Stuart Miniman, senior analyst, Wikibon.
"Since these organizations are working with an average of about six
shelves or more of networked storage and each shelf requires two 10GbE
ports, the QLogic 12400 is able to provide all the necessary high speed
Ethernet connectivity in a single device. By streamlining 10GbE
networking with one third the hardware of other solutions, QLogic cuts
down on costs, points of failure and points of management."
Available next quarter, the 1 rack unit (1RU) QLogic 12400 offers a
wide variety of key features and benefits including:
-- Transparent, high performance access to shared or centralized Ethernet
resources for improved time-to-solution
-- Virtual NIC architecture enables simple, turnkey installation and
operation
-- Virtual Fabrics provide a unique class and quality of service for each
traffic type for optimal fabric performance and resource utilization
-- Plug-and-play installation and operation to minimize operational costs
-- Fully compliant with InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) v1.2.1
specification, ensuring the ability to interoperate with all other
IBTA-compliant devices
-- Embedded subnet manager for deployment flexibility
-- Enhanced availability and serviceability through redundant and removable
power/cooling
InfiniBand Networks Powered by QLogic
QLogic offers a comprehensive, end-to-end portfolio of InfiniBand
networking products for HPC, including QDR host channel adapters, QDR
multi-protocol director and edge switches and intuitive tools to
install, operate, and maintain high-performance fabrics. Delivering the
industry's highest message rate, lowest MPI latency and highest
effective bandwidth, QLogic InfiniBand adapters enable MPI and TCP
applications to scale to thousands of nodes with industry-leading
price-performance. As the most comprehensive and flexible HPC cluster
interconnect fabric solutions on the market, QLogic QDR InfiniBand
switches incorporate the industry's only management tools that enable
an administrator to install and boot an InfiniBand fabric in minutes,
helping to accommodate the growing demand for high performance
computational clusters and grids.
For more information on QLogic 12400 Series InfiniBand switches, visit:
http://www.qlogic.com/Products/Switches ... tches.aspx
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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.