Impact of HBA performance with Server Virtualization

Introduction of 64-bit, multi-core processors, PCI Express host bus and improved memory architectures have greatly benefited server consolidation and its rapid adoption in the virtualized datacenter. In the storage networking space, the evolution of consolidated server deployments and the move to 4Gb Fibre Channel switches and storage arrays is demanding a need for higher scalability in server connectivity to storage. To meet these ever-growing demands in consolidated and virtualized environments, it is imperative that enterprise IT managers deploy a scalable, high performance HBA architecture; an HBA architecture that can address the demands placed by multiple virtual machines (VMs) or guest OSes, and applications in virtualized environments running simultaneously on a single physical server.

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3PAR adds native LDAP support to simplify administration

3PAR®, the leading global provider of utility storage, announced today native support for lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP). Support for LDAP enables centralized user authentication and authorization using a standard protocol for managing access to IT resources. With 3PAR’s support for LDAP, customers are able to now integrate 3PAR Utility Storage--a simple, cost-efficient, and massively scalable storage platform—with standard, open enterprise directory services. The result is simplified security administration with centralized access control and identity management.

“3PAR Utility Storage already provides us with a reliable, shared, and easy-to-use consolidated storage platform,” said Burzin Engineer, Vice President of Infrastructure Services at Shopzilla. "Now, with 3PAR support for LDAP, managing security commonly--across all our resources, including storage--is also simple and efficient.”

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Introduction of 64-bit, multi-core processors, PCI Express host bus and improved memory architectures have greatly benefited server consolidation and its rapid adoption in the virtualized datacenter. In the storage networking space, the evolution of consolidated server deployments and the move to 4Gb Fibre Channel switches and storage arrays is demanding a need for higher scalability in server connectivity to storage. To meet these ever-growing demands in consolidated and virtualized environments, it is imperative that enterprise IT managers deploy a scalable, high performance HBA architecture; an HBA architecture that can address the demands placed by multiple virtual machines (VMs) or guest OSes, and applications in virtualized environments running simultaneously on a single physical server.

Go get this whitepaper from Qlogic.

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