Emulex VMWARE LP21000 Bedienungsanleitung

Deployment Guide: Network Convergence with Emulex LP21000 CNA and VMware® ESX Server How to deploy Converged Networking w

10 Figure 8: Two LP21000 CNAs appear as Fibre Channel storage adapters Figure 9: Use the “Add Storage Wizard” to create the datastore By selecting

11 IT organizations can also leverage the Emulex Virtual HBA technology, based on the ANSI T11 N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) standard. This virtual

12 In this configuration, even in the extreme case of a CNA failure, the links for storage and networking can be immediately failed over with no in

13 Configuring the LP21000 as a Network Adapter Upon installation, the LP21000 appears as a 10 Gigabit NIC in the Configuration Tab’s network adapt

14 Configuring the LP21000 for NIC Teaming in ESX NIC teaming occurs when multiple uplink adapters are associated with a single vSwitch to form a te

15 Unified management of Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs and CNAs • VPort monitoring and configuration • Online boot from SAN configuration • On-line WW

16 Conclusion Server virtualization has been one of the key drivers of converged networks in the data center. A converged network fully complements

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2 Table of Contents Introduction ...

3 Introduction Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technology enables convergence of storage and LAN networks in enterprise data centers. The key ben

4 Figure 1: Key factors driving network convergence. Network convergence, enabled by FCoE, helps address the network infrastructure sprawl while fu

5 • Increased IT efficiency and business agility A converged network streamlines and eliminates repeated administrative tasks such as server and net

6 By continexisting in Introd Emulex isConvergenetworkinconverginserver env FiEnhanuing to maintnvestments induction t one of the leed Netwo

7 Servers supporting PCI Express (x8 or higher) will be able to utilize the full potential of the Emulex LP21000’s 2x10Gb/s Ethernet interfaces, bala

8 Converged Networking with FCoE in an ESX Environment Server virtualization is one of the key drivers of FCoE deployment. FCoE enabled network con

9 machines hosted on the ESX server. The configuration and manageability of the ESX server is performed by VMware vCenter® Server (typically residing