Emulex Whitepaper
Network Convergence with Emulex and Windows
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Advanced Management Solutions
Converged Network Deployment Models
The combination of DCB-enabled Ethernet switches and Emulex UCNAs has facilitated the adoption of FCoE and 10GbE as
the converged network fabric.
FCoE switches are typically provisioned at the edge of the network. They detect Ethernet frames with encapsulated Fibre
Channel frames and supply the Fibre Channel Forwarding function for communication to the SAN. Fibre Channel frames are
routed over a FC uplink port that can be connected to a Fibre Channel switch (E-port or N_Port ID Virtualization [NPIV] mode)
or storage array (F-port, see Figure 3).
Ethernet ports on the switch provide connectivity to the LAN.
Figure 2
Emulex OneConnect
FCoE CNA
Figure 3
Converged network
deployment and
access to SAN
Server with
OneConnect UCNA
Server with
OneConnect UCNA
