Flexible in copper or fibre
Using Fibre Channel in the corporate SAN
Purpose-built for SANs: Fibre Channel
Need to move gigabytes of data at full-duplex speeds over long distances? A Fibre Channel architecture handles it with ease.
Fibre Channel transports data at 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbit/s with low command overhead—meaning a high payload rate—while operating in full duplex. Inside a facility, both copper and fiber cables are common. Beyond 30 meters, however, only optical fiber is used, supporting links up to 100 kilometers.
This block-based protocol supports three topologies: Point-to-Point, Arbitrated Loop, and Switched Fabric. In Point-to-Point, each storage device connects directly to a server. An Arbitrated Loop chains up to 126 FC clients in a ring, though only two devices can communicate at any given moment.
The ATTO Celerity line utilizes two storage technologies in the FC-161P model: PCIe 3.0 Interconnect and 16 Gigabit Fibre Channel. As such, it provides an advanced connectivity solution with high performance, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC-161P 16 Gbps single-channel HBAs deliver up to 1600 MB/s in a single PCIe slot, enabling OEMs and system integrators to build flexible data infrastructures.
The ATTO Celerity line utilizes two storage technologies in the FC-162P model: PCIe 3.0 Interconnect and 16 Gigabit Fibre Channel. As such, it provides an advanced connectivity solution with high performance, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC-162P 16 Gbps dual-channel HBAs deliver up to 3200 MB/s in a single PCIe slot, enabling OEMs and system integrators to build flexible data infrastructures.
The ATTO Celerity line utilizes two storage technologies in the FC-164P model: PCIe 3.0 Interconnect and 16 Gigabit Fibre Channel. As such, it provides an advanced connectivity solution with high performance, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC-164P 16 Gbps dual-channel HBAs deliver up to 6400 MB/s in a single PCIe slot, enabling OEMs and system integrators to build flexible data infrastructures.
The ATTO Celerity line utilizes two storage technologies in the FC-321P model: PCIe 3.0 Interconnect and 32 Gigabit Fibre Channel. As such, it provides an advanced connectivity solution with high performance, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC-321P 32 Gbps single-channel HBAs deliver up to 3200 MB/s in a single PCIe slot, enabling OEMs and system integrators to build flexible data infrastructures.
The ATTO Celerity line utilizes two storage technologies in the FC-322P model: PCIe 3.0 Interconnect and 32 Gigabit Fibre Channel. As such, it provides an advanced connectivity solution with high performance, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC-322P 32 Gbps dual-channel HBAs deliver up to 6400 MB/s in a single PCIe slot, enabling OEMs and system integrators to build flexible data infrastructures.
The ATTO Celerity line utilizes two storage technologies in the FC-324P model: PCIe 3.0 Interconnect and 32 Gigabit Fibre Channel. As such, it provides an advanced connectivity solution with high performance, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC-324P 32 Gbps quad-channel HBAs deliver up to 12.8 GB/s in a single PCIe slot, enabling OEMs and system integrators to build flexible data infrastructures.
Broadcom's Emulex Gen6 (16/32G) Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) are designed to meet the demanding needs of today's networked storage systems that require high-performance, low-latency SSD storage drives and disk arrays.The Emulex HBAs deliver high performance, low latency, enhanced diagnostics and excellent manageability via Fibre Channel - as the gold standard for enterprise network storage connectivity and cloud deployments. Their unique dynamic multi-core architecture works exceptionally efficiently by applying ASIC resources to the port that needs them. With 12,800 MB/s (2 ports 32G FC or 4 ports 16G FC, full duplex), exceedingly low latency by comparison, and an industry-leading 1.6 million IOPS per adapter, the Broadcom adapters clearly stand out.The adapters are designed for NVMe over Fabrics and also handle this simultaneously in conjunction with SCSI.
Broadcom's Emulex Gen6 (16/32G) Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) are designed to meet the demanding needs of today's networked storage systems that require high-performance, low-latency SSD storage drives and disk arrays.The Emulex HBAs deliver high performance, low latency, enhanced diagnostics and excellent manageability via Fibre Channel - as the gold standard for enterprise network storage connectivity and cloud deployments. Their unique dynamic multi-core architecture works exceptionally efficiently by applying ASIC resources to the port that needs them. With 12,800 MB/s (2 ports 32G FC or 4 ports 16G FC, full duplex), exceedingly low latency by comparison, and an industry-leading 1.6 million IOPS per adapter - quad-port HBAs LPe32004 even up to 3.2 million IOPS per adapter - the Broadcom adapters clearly stand out.The adapters are designed for NVMe over fabrics and also handle this simultaneously in interaction with SCSI.
Fibre Channel in Action
The greatest flexibility comes from a switched-fabric design, where cascaded hubs and switches network countless components. Within this system, every participant can be logically connected to every other.
To integrate Fibre Channel into your infrastructure, you’ll need specialized PCIe host-bus adapters, switches, and cables—all of which we can supply.
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- High payload data rate
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- Flexible topology options
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Fibre Channel Adapter enable high speed SAN transmission over long distances for servers and large block storage.
Fibre Channel switches are the core of any fabric architecture. They allow an expansion over thousands of storage targets.
Here you will find suitable Fibre Channel accessories for your SAN: Tested transceivers and cables in industrial quality.
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