Archive for the tag 'Nexus'

Aug 14 2008

VMotion on steroids with FCoE

Published byBrad Hedlund under Data Center, FCoE, Nexus

Want lightning fast VMotion? Just install a CNA (Converged Network Adapter) from Emulex or QLogic and connect it to a Cisco Nexus 5000.
Mario Apicella of InfoWorld did just that and writes:

“I had intended to post a movie clip of the test VM moving to the new ESX server using VMotion, but the action [...]

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Jul 21 2008

Brocade buys Foundry, validating Cisco Data Center Strategy

Published byBrad Hedlund under Data Center, Nexus

Brocade announces intent to buy Foundy — Why would Brocade do this?
The writing was on the wall … Either become a Ethernet company or get crushed by Cisco.

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