White Papers

  1. SAN Interoperability Guide v6.0 4/5/2004
    The SAN Interoperability Guide v6.0 is a one-stop manual for developers and consultants interested in providing QLogic-powered products, solutions and services. It allows you to identify, at a glance, the certified SAN components best suited to your needs. Submitted by QLogic
  2. SAN Solutions Guide 4/5/2004
    The QLogic SAN Solutions Guide offers illustrated descriptions of some of the powerful SAN solutions that can be built using QLogic SANbox switches and SANblade host bus adapters. Major sections include backup and restore, business continuance, high-availability, and storage consolidation/datasharing. Submitted by QLogic
  3. The Definitive KVM Buyer's Guide 3/4/2004
    In this document, we'll examine the different types of KVM technologies, analyze which is best suited for your data center, and identify the qualities you should seek when choosing a KVM vendor. Submitted by Avocent
  4. Stackable Switches: A Better Way To Scale SAN Infrastructure 11/18/2003
    Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), once considered only for high-end enterprise class data centers, are becoming more commonplace as interoperability concerns are alleviated and prices for fibre channel equipment gradually decrease. As SANs become more widely adopted, it becomes very important to find more cost-effective infrastructure solutions without sacrificing performance. Submitted by QLogic
  5. Configuration Wizard Simplifies SAN Configuration And Promotes Best Practices For Stable Environments 11/18/2003
    The Qlogic Configuration Wizard is the first product in a family of tools that will help guide users through switch configuration and help promote the use of best practices, creating stable SAN environments with a solid base and a known working configuration. Submitted by QLogic
  6. Tech Brief - iSCSI Security 6/5/2003
    Exposing valuable data storage on an Ethernet network is a different story. iSCSI is an exciting new protocol that enables high performance SANs over existing Ethernet networks promising lower total cost of ownership and ease of use. Submitted by QLogic.
  7. Tech Brief: SAN Security Terminology 6/5/2003
    Security for Fibre Channel SANs is increasingly a topic of discussion. This tech brief provides definitions and explanations of the most common SAN security terms and acronyms, in alphabetical order. Submitted by QLogic