Emulex and Novell Showcase Lead in Xen Server Virtualization
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Thursday March 9, 12:00 am ET
CeBIT Demonstration Introduces Fabric-Aware Virtual Machine in Leading Edge Xen 3 Environment
HANNOVER, Germany, March 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- CeBIT -- Emulex(r) Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity, today announced the industry's first demonstration featuring Linux-based server virtualization combined with industry-standard N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) technology in Europe. Emulex has teamed with Novell to showcase the benefits of leveraging its industry-standard NPIV-based LightPulse(r) Virtual HBA technology within a Fibre Channel environment using Xen 3 technology and tools provided by Novell as part of Novell's next SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Enterprise data centers are increasingly looking to virtual server technology for consolidation, increased resource utilization and management flexibility. The Emulex LightPulse Virtual HBA technology in conjunction with Xen 3, enables each virtual machine or guest operating system to own and access a dedicated World Wide Port Name (WWPN), even when several virtual machines are sharing the same physical host bus adapter. This new capability enables each guest to be managed independently, using SAN best practices for security and configuration management, such as fabric-based zoning and storage Logical Unit (LUN) mapping.
``The Emulex LightPulse Virtual HBA technology is already recognized by the industry and analyst community as a major breakthrough in the deployment of virtual servers in enterprise environments,'' said Mike Smith, executive vice president of worldwide marketing at Emulex Corp. ``Teaming with virtualization leaders, such as Novell, to bring these compelling benefits to the leading-edge world of Open Source helps ensure broad deployment of next generation server and storage solutions.''
Leveraging the Emulex LightPulse Virtual HBA technology, provides the first and only server-level implementations of the N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) industry standard, which is also supported by the leading fabric switch vendors, including Brocade, Cisco and McDATA. The Emulex NPIV-based Virtual HBA technology is available now as a standard product on IBM's zSeries mainframes, and has been successfully demonstrated by Emulex with Novell, Red Hat and VMware.
``Novell will be the first to offer enterprise open source virtual servers with the Xen 3 capability within our upcoming release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, marking a unique milestone for Linux users,'' said Holger Dyroff, vice president of Linux product management for Novell. ``We are developing a number of unique capabilities for this environment, and we are excited to be partnering with Emulex and others in providing critical enhancements in SAN connectivity and system management.''
The CeBIT demonstration showcases SUSE Linux Enterprise Server hosted under a Xen 3 virtualization monitor, enabling deployment of multiple operating systems on a single physical server. The demonstration also features the Emulex generally available 4 Gb/s LP11000 PCI-X 2.0 HBAs and illustrates guest creation, zoning and fabric management scenarios. For more information, visit the SAN/NAS Exchange Pavilion located in Hall 1, Stand C77 booth A1.
Emulex Fibre Channel HBAs -- Generations Ahead
Emulex LightPulse HBAs leverage seven generations of advanced, field-proven technology, providing customers with the highest quality SAN connectivity solutions that the world's leading enterprises have come to rely upon. With a unique firmware upgradeable architecture, common driver model and centralized management tools for simplified installation and deployment, Emulex HBAs are simply ``Generations Ahead'' of competing solutions. The Emulex suite of Fibre Channel HBAs offers the following industry-leading features and benefits:
-- Superior Quality and Reliability -- Field-proven, single-chip
design with a combination of parity and other advanced error
checking methods to validate the integrity of data blocks.
-- Most Efficient Installation and Management -- Unique tools
designed to automate installation and provide local and remote HBA
configuration and management. The Emulex architecture allows
complete independence of device drivers from HBA hardware and
firmware, which translates into time- and cost-savings by
eliminating the need to reboot during most configuration changes
and providing compatibility across HBA generations.
-- Maximum SAN Performance -- Experience superior full-duplex data
throughput and I/O processing, ideal for real-world application
environments. Dynamic Frame Multiplexing is another exclusive
Emulex feature designed to consistently provide superior
performance in mixed workload environments, such as disk and tape
back-up.
-- Fastest Diagnosis and Recovery -- Ensures fast and efficient SAN
troubleshooting with comprehensive diagnostics, detailed event
logging and tracing.
-- Broadest Enterprise Deployments -- With the largest installed
base of HBAs, Emulex SAN connectivity solutions are trusted by the
world's largest, mission-critical enterprises. |
