Flexible in copper or fibre
Using Fibre Channel in the corporate SAN
As made for SAN
You want to send gigabytes of data quickly in full duplex mode over long distances? No problem for a Fibre Channel architecture.
Data can be transmitted via Fibre Channel at 4, 8, 16 and 32 Gbit/s with a low command overhead – i.e. high user data rate – and in full duplex operation. In-house systems usually use copper and fiber optic cables. For distances above 30 meters, however, only fiber optic cables are used. (up to 100 kilometres).
Block-based FC supports point-to-point, arbitrated loop and switched fabric topologies. While with point-to-point each storage is connected to a server, with an arbitrated loop up to 126 individual FC clients are connected in a ring. However, only two devices can communicate with each other at the same time.
Fibre Channel in action
The greatest flexibility is guaranteed by the switched fabric design. Hubs and cascadable switches are used to network countless components. Within this system all players can be logically connected with each other.
To connect to the infrastructure, the administrator needs special PCIe host bus adapters, switches and cables, which we can of course provide.
Your advantages with Starline:
- High data rate
- Low latency
- Flexible in topology
- Bridges large distances
Are you looking for something in particular?
Fibre Channel Categories
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.
Fibre Channel Products
Buy equipment for Fibre Channel
The Cisco MDS 9132T expandable managed rackmount switch is designed for enterprise applications. Packed with benefits, the switching talent grows with its tasks and is exceedingly easy to tame: The MDS 9100 series multilayer fabric switches provide a flexible, fast, cost-effective, and highly available platform to scale from 8 ports to 32 ports of 32Gbps FC connectivity for today's SCSI and future NVMe over Fabrics deployments.
The Cisco MDS 9132T expandable managed rackmount switch is designed for enterprise applications. Packed with benefits, the switching talent grows with its tasks and is exceedingly easy to tame: The MDS 9100 series multilayer fabric switches provide a flexible, fast, cost-effective, and highly available platform to scale from 8 ports to 32 ports of 32Gbps FC connectivity for today's SCSI and future NVMe over Fabrics deployments.
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.
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Starline quality
Sales: You can reach us weekdays from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm (Fr. 4:30 pm). Support: Assistance from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Fr. 4:30 pm)
Starline assists from the planning stage through to the implementation of the system.
The shipment goes out immediately after the order is placed. Our production assembles servers and storage systems in no time.
Our role
Rely on tested quality
Our employees are at your side: From the beginning you will receive detailed advice from personal contact persons. They are available as well as our technical support five days a week. We even offer a 24x7x4 service.
From service contracts and customs clearance to financing models – we offer everything from one source.
Starline mainly sells to resellers. That is, system houses that install these systems at a customer's premises or resell them.
Of course, we can also offer you each component separately. Among the ready-made systems, the offer starts with a 4-bay RAID system and a small server also equipped with four drives.
Counter question: How many do you need? We have NAS systems in all sizes and installation variants: Starting with a low-cost open source version up to a highly available twin system.
Starline supplies everything your heart desires in the server and storage sector. If you wish, we can also draw up a concept for integrating the new system into your existing network and supervise the installation. Detailed documentation after completion of the work is also part of our services.
But secure! This request is tailor-made for our Enterprise Storage Solutions department. Here, solutions are developed daily and tailored to special requests. Our experts will be happy to advise you. If necessary, in a three-way conference with your customer. If necessary, we can even organise a try&buy or a test set-up to find out what the problem is. You are also always welcome to attend one of our workshops. Here, the systems are presented in detail and you can ask questions at any time.
You always get the respective state of the art at Starline. Among the NVMe solutions, everything is available from the simple SSD in M.2 format to PCIe slot memory.
The available certifications are indicated on the respective product pages and in our data sheets. However, you can also view all Starline systems with certification independently in the VMware Compatibility Guide.
Can be organised. For a contribution towards costs, we will send you the targeted system for four weeks. This gives you time for a detailed test.
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