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QLogic FC HBA Advantage in an EMC Environment
Category
QLogic QLx2400-e
Series
emulex
Lpx1150-e
emulex
Lpx11000-e
Customer Benefit
Operating System Support
Windows
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246% higher performance in Windows.
Linux
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QLogic has 7+ years of field-proven
Linux-based solutions.
Solaris
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No
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Lower inventory costs with a single SKU
for all operating systems.
Netware
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vmware
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http://www.qlogic.com/
documents/datasheets/
knowledge_data/
whitepapers/CSG-
Wp06011.pdf
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39% higher scalability in multi-vm
(multiple Guest oS) environments. Lowers
datacenter costs by 28% through higher
levels of server consolidation.
Warranty
Standard 3 year
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free 5 year option
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No
No
67% extended investment protection,
providing 20% lower total cost of
ownership based on average annual
hardware maintenance costs.
Summary
it managers know that choosing the right HBA for their SAN
infrastructure has a significant impact on the performance,
scalability and reliability of their enterprise storage environments.
the results of the above comparison between QLogic and emulex
4Gb fC HBAs demonstrate that QLogic 4Gb fC HBAs are distinctly
superior to emulex’s offering; QLogic HBAs represent the best-in-
class in virtually every category.
Performance leadership
50% more iops (150K versus emulex maximum of 100K iops per
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port)
246% higher performance in Windows
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78% higher performance in mS exchange
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39% higher performance in vmware environments
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35% higher performance in oracle
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Higher performance in mixed speed environments
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