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To: KJ. Moy who wrote (26627)	4/25/2000 6:03:00 PM
From: George Dawson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Good article on a different look at interoperability testing in this month's InfoStor (includes full text and diagrams): is.pennwellnet.com The Ancor switch tested was the MKII. Brocade, Vixel, and Gadzoox were all tested in the same configuration. Pay attention to test#5 near the end. A relevant excerpt: "This test showed that it is possible to mix a wide variety of vendors' products and get consistent results. This experiment also demonstrated the adaptability of the switches to accommodate to public devices (which is expected) but also to automatically switch to some type of special mode (e.g., stealth mode) to allow access of private devices not capable of fabric protocol." George D.

To: KJ. Moy who wrote (26627)	4/25/2000 8:39:00 PM
From: Technocrat	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29386

I can confirm that EMC's latest management software will handle Brocade MIBs. The company had no choice, but was unhappy about the hassle factor. The inconvenience shall be temporary. Today's announcement that Brocade agreed to join the Fibre Alliance was undoubtedly based on a "Come to Jesus" meeting with the top dogs at EMC. They gave Brocade an ultimatum and Reyes fell to his knees asking for forgiveness. Maybe it's me but I detect an harsh edge in comments from EMC's spokesman as quoted by the NY Times/TSC timestamped at 4:17PM EST. Data General has been using Brocade switches for some time. That we all know. But the announcement today stressed enterprise storage which is the main company's domain. Furthermore, there is more good news regarding Ancor switches that was left unsaid for the time being. On the independent testing front, I heard that Ancor is coming through with flying colors. Looking at preliminary data, the Ancor SANbox switches seem to perform at FULL speed for any port configuration. I think this is significant news.